Author

Contributions

  • Garland, Nicholas - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Faber and Faber, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

39,000 words, Guess

Page Count

156 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6057.A639 C66 2004

Description

"When Carl awakens from a coma after being attacked on a subway train, life around him feels unfamiliar, even strange. He arrives at his best friend's house without remembering how he got there; he seems to be having an affair with his secretary, which is pleasant but surprising. He starts to notice distortions in his experience, strange leaps in his perception of time. Is he truly reacting with the outside world, he wonders, or might he be terribly mistaken? So begins a dark psychological drama that raises questions about the boundaries of consciousness." "As Carl grapples with his predicament, The Coma plays with conventions, and questions our assumptions about the way we exist in the world, even as it draws us into the unsettling and suspenseful story of a lost suitcase and a forgotten identity."--BOOK JACKET.

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