{"product_id":"the-unit-paperback-by-ninni-holmqvist","title":"The Unit Paperback by Ninni Holmqvist","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eOther Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-06-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781590513132\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e299.38\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.29 x 13.94 x 2.01\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Unit\u003c\/i\u003e very much...I know you will be riveted, as I was.\" —Margaret Atwood on Twitter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern day classic and a chilling cautionary tale for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Echoing work by Marge Piercy and Margaret Atwood, \u003ci\u003eThe Unit\u003c\/i\u003e is as thought-provoking as it is compulsively readable.” —Jessica Crispin, NPR.org\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNinni Holmqvist’s uncanny dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future, where women over fifty and men over sixty who are unmarried and childless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. They’re given lavish apartments set amongst beautiful gardens and state-of-the-art facilities; they’re fed elaborate gourmet meals, surrounded by others just like them. It’s an idyllic place, but there’s a catch: the residents—known as dispensables—must donate their organs, one by one, until the final donation. When Dorrit Weger arrives at the Unit, she resigns herself to this fate, seeking only peace in her final days. But she soon falls in love, and this unexpected, improbable happiness throws the future into doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNinni Holmqvist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNinni Holmqvist was born in 1958 and lives in Skåne, Sweden. She made her debut in 1995 with the short story collection \u003ci\u003eSuit\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eKostym\u003c\/i\u003e] and has published two further collections of short stories since then. She also works as a translator. \u003ci\u003eThe Unit\u003c\/i\u003e marks Holmqvist’s debut as a novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlaine Delargy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMarlaine Delargy has translated novels by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Kristina Ohlsson, and Helene Tursten, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Unit\u003c\/i\u003e by Ninni Holmqvist (Other Press) and Therese Bohman’s \u003ci\u003eDrowned \u003c\/i\u003e(Other Press). She lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555867152545,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781590513132","price":18.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781590513132.jpg?v=1781800007","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-unit-paperback-by-ninni-holmqvist","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}