After suffering a catastrophic breakdown, J.J. O'Malley volunteers for a government project exploring the possibility of using coma as a means to keep prisoners under control. Floating in a maintained coma on a prison ship off the west coast of Ireland, his coma goes viral and the nation turns to watch. Brilliantly imagined and artfully constructed - merging science fiction with an affectionate portrait of small town Ireland - Notes from a Coma is a compassionate examination of a man cursed with guilt and genius.
| ISBN: | 9781786891426 |
| Publication date: | 6th July 2017 |
| Author: | McCormack, Mike |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
After suffering a catastrophic breakdown, J.J. O'Malley volunteers for a government project exploring the possibility of using coma as a means to keep prisoners under control. Floating in a maintained coma on a prison ship off the west coast of Ireland, his coma goes viral and the nation turns to watch. Brilliantly imagined and artfully constructed - merging science fiction with an affectionate portrait of small town Ireland - Notes from a Coma is a compassionate examination of a man cursed with guilt and genius.
Notes from a Coma features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction
Notes from a Coma is available in Ebook, Paperback
Notes from a Coma was written by McCormack, Mike and published by Canongate Books
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