Empty hearts : a novel
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Cullen, John, 1942- translator.
Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9780385544542
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult Fiction
ZEH
1 available
ZEH
1 available
Johnston (Marian J. Mohr) - Adult Fiction
FIC Zeh
1 available
FIC Zeh
1 available
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019].
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385544542
UPC
40029291334
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Germany as Leere Herzen by Luchterhand Literaturverlag, a division of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, Munich, in 2017"--Title page verso.
Description
A prescient political and psychological thriller ripped from tomorrow's headlines, by one of Germany's most celebrated contemporary novelists. Part suspenseful thriller, part wickedly effective social satire, "Empty Hearts" is a novel for our times, examining urgent questions of morality, politics, and culture, and presenting a startling vision of a future where empathy is a thing of the past. A few short years from now, the world is an even more uncertain place than it is today, and politics everywhere is marching rightward: Trump is gone, but Brexit is complete, as is Frexit. There's a global financial crisis, armed conflict, and mass migration, and an ultrapopulist movement governs in Germany. With their democracy facing the wrecking ball, most well-off Germans turn inward, focusing on their own lives. Britta, a wife, mother, and successful businesswoman, ignores the daily news and concentrates on her family and her work running a clinic specializing in suicide prevention. But her legitimate business is connected to a secret and far more lucrative operation known as The Bridge, an outfit that supplies terrorist organizations looking to employ suicide bombers. Using a complex candidate-identifying algorithm designed by Babak, a brilliant programmer and Britta's only employee, The Bridge has effectively cornered the market, and terrorism never takes place without Britta's services--which is why news of a thwarted suicide attack in Leipzig comes as a shock. Then The Bridge's database is stolen, driving Britta, Babak, and their latest recruit into hiding. On their heels is a new terrorist organization called the Empty Hearts, a group unlike any Britta and Babak have encountered before.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult Fiction | ZEH | On Shelf |
Johnston (Marian J. Mohr) - Adult Fiction | FIC Zeh | On Shelf |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zeh, J., & Cullen, J. (2019). Empty hearts: a novel (First American edition.). Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zeh, Juli, 1974- and John Cullen. 2019. Empty Hearts: A Novel. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zeh, Juli, 1974- and John Cullen. Empty Hearts: A Novel Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zeh, Juli, and John Cullen. Empty Hearts: A Novel First American edition., Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2019.
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