The Wall

by John Lanchester

Book Overview

In this taut, dystopian tale, an island nation ravaged by the Change has built an enormous concrete barrier around its coastline--the Wall. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls trapped amid the rising seas outside. A blend of the most compelling issues of our time--climate change, increasing fear, widening divisions--The Wall is a suspenseful story of love, trust,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393357775
• ISBN13: 9780393357776
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Very good writing.

A master stylist telling a story for our time. The notice in NYRB is what caught my interest and predicted liking this novel. By the end even the violence and suspense of which there is much gets a bit cliched but the story stays gripping and the imagination engaged.