by Marcel Theroux · Zulma · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9791038701687
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«Au nord du monde» is the dystopian novel by Marcel Theroux, published by Zulma in paperback (356 pages, in French).
In a post-apocalyptic world, Makepeace lives alone in a ghost town in Siberia after the disappearance of the settlers. She survives with a horse, a rifle, seeds and books rescued from the ruins. When Ping appears from the taiga speaking an unknown language and a plane crosses the sky, Makepeace sets out on the road with hope.
Translated from English by Stéphane Roques; originally published in 2009 as «Far North». Includes an epilogue by Haruki Murakami.
For readers of dystopias and survival stories, especially those who enjoy remote settings and wintry atmospheres.
Marcel Raymond Theroux is an English-American novelist and broadcaster. He has written novels such as The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes: A Paper Chase (2001), A Blow to the Heart (2006), Far North (2009), and Strange Bodies (2013). He won the Somerset Maugham Award for The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Strange Bodies. He has also hosted documentaries on various topics and worked for TV news stations in New York City and Boston.
