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Merchant

By Alexandra Grunberg

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Merchant

By Alexandra Grunberg

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A post-apocalyptic retelling of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Who will survive when the world is destroyed? Can stories from the distant past teach us how to change a dismal present? Merchant shifts perspective between three survivors of a flooded world as they try to navigate the threat of mass starvation; Jessica, a patrilineal Jew from Venice (named after the Italian city but located on the mountain K2) who has memorized the complete works of Shakespeare; Cem, an orphan of Venice; and Shinobu, an advisor to the empress Ama in Fuji. Ama has been gifting edible algae blocks to nations worldwide, but Jessica’s arrival in Fuji to beg for more food for Venice upsets the delicate international balance Shinobu has been maintaining. As a series of buried secrets and miscommunications carry consequences of potential global destruction, everyone must determine what they are willing to do to survive in a hopeless world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2024-05-21
Publication Date:
2024-05-21
Publisher:
MIT Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1915983053
ISBN13:
9781915983053
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
363 g
Height:
119 cm
Width:
178 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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