I am Not a Number! (The Prisoner) - Hardcover

Disch, Thomas M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 023472059X ISBN 13: 9780234720592

Publisher: Dobson Books Ltd, 1979

Synopsis

Published to coincide with a repeat of the TV series, "The Prisoner". The man known as "Number 6" had been a top secret agent. Now he's the Prisoner, held captive in a sinister fairy-tale village where electronic eyes monitor his every move. Repeatedly he's escaped, but been brought back each time.

About this title

Review:

One of the most remarkably talented writers around (Washington Post)

[This novel is] closely based on the extraordinary TV series, far and away the finest thing the medium has done in this genre; while Disch himself is one of the best SF writers (Observer)

McKellen delivers a riveting performance as the fear-inducing Number Two. This remake is smart and quick, and succeeds in ways that the original did not. There's more urgency to the storytelling, and a faster pace - accelerating the viewing thrill. (The Telegraph)

From the Back Cover:

'Be seeing you.'

This is the classic novel of the TV series The Prisoner, by acclaimed author Thomas M. Disch.

Combining the power of a great spy thriller with Orwellian science fiction, The Prisoner follows a former British secret agent who has quit the force, only to find himself trapped in an anonymous place called the Village.

Known only as 'Number 6,' he struggles to maintain his identity in the face of the nameless powers-that-be, who use increasingly terrifying methods to extract his secrets.

[IN BOX, WITH Caviezel/McKellen pics & TV series logo:]
First published in 1968, this new edition celebrates the long-awaited remake of The Prisoner by ITV1 and the producers of Mad Men, starring Sir Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel

'Disch was one of the most remarkably talented writers'
Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Dobson Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 023472059X
• ISBN 13: 9780234720592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192