John Lanchester — The Wall
London, Faber and Faber , 2019. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition, first printing of John Lanchester's topically dystopian novel. The first edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A dystopian view of Britain that sees movement between countries outlawed and the country's youth conscripted to spend two years as a "Defender" on the Wall - a national coastal defence structure. The novel deals with themes of inter-generational guilt, international inequality, cross-Channel refugee migration and climate change, all of which are topics frequently touched upon in John Lanchester's other works. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Author's signature to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
