Notes from a Coma - Softcover

Mike McCormack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616952326 ISBN 13: 9781616952327

Publisher: SOHO PRESS, 2013

Synopsis

After suffering a catastrophic mental breakdown, J.J. O'Malley volunteers for an improbable government project which has been set up to explore the possibility of using deep coma as a future option within the EU penal system. Brilliantly imagined and artfully constructed, the novel merges science fiction with an affectionate portrait of small town Ireland. Notes from a Coma is both the story of a man cursed with guilt and genius and a compassionate examination of how personal identities are safeguarded and held in trust by loved ones.

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About the Author

Mike McCormack has published a collection of short stories, Getting It In the Head, and a novel, Crowe's Requiem. In 1996, McCormack was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. In 1998, Getting it in the Head was voted a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A story from the collection, "The Terms," was adapted into an award-winning short film.

Edition details

• Publisher: SOHO PRESS
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616952326
• ISBN 13: 9781616952327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208