The Wall

Marlen Hashofer

Shaun Whiteside (Translated by), Claire Louise-Bennett (Afterword by)

New Directions Publishing

June 21, 2022

$17.95

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Description

A haunting feminist sci-fi masterpiece and international bestseller that is “as absorbing as Robinson Crusoe” (Doris Lessing)

While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness.

Allegorical yet deeply personal and absorbing, The Wall is at once a critique of modern civilization, a nuanced and loving portrait of a relationship between a woman and her animals, a thrilling survival story, a Cold War-era dystopian adventure, and a truly singular feminist classic.

Additional information

Weight 0.57 lbs
Dimensions 7.9 × 5.2 in