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Freezing Point (Faber Editions)
"A dazzling, deadpan nightmare."--Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time A lost dystopian classic, set in...
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"A dazzling, deadpan nightmare."--Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time A lost dystopian classic, set in a future without death. You don't own yourself any longer. Society owns you. Had it not been for society, you would not be lying here now.
Bruno, a young magazine editor, seems to live a charmed life, until he discovers a growth on his neck - the first sign of incurable cancer. But his doctor offers him a unique opportunity: Bruno can choose to be "frozen down" until medical science has found a cure for his condition. He makes his decision, just after meeting and falling in love with an enigmatic ballet dancer. Decades later, he wakes up to find himself cured, but the world is now a very different place. Freezing technology is now ubiquitous, the pleasures of life have been subtly drained and society has started to fracture. Bruno must decide what he really wants from his life and whether it's worth the cost. Fans of dystopian fiction will love this creepingly claustrophobic classic, which asks all the big questions about aging, death, scientific progress and the meaning of life.
Author: Anders Bodelsen
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780571393381
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2026
About the Author
Bodelsen, Anders: - Anders Bodelsen (1937-2021) was a Danish journalist and writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature. He is most famous for his crime novels, many of which have been adapted for the screen, such as Think of a Number (1968) filmed as The Silent Partner (1978), starring Elliot Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. He was awarded several Danish awards including the Golden Laurels and the Critics' Award.
Bruno, a young magazine editor, seems to live a charmed life, until he discovers a growth on his neck - the first sign of incurable cancer. But his doctor offers him a unique opportunity: Bruno can choose to be "frozen down" until medical science has found a cure for his condition. He makes his decision, just after meeting and falling in love with an enigmatic ballet dancer. Decades later, he wakes up to find himself cured, but the world is now a very different place. Freezing technology is now ubiquitous, the pleasures of life have been subtly drained and society has started to fracture. Bruno must decide what he really wants from his life and whether it's worth the cost. Fans of dystopian fiction will love this creepingly claustrophobic classic, which asks all the big questions about aging, death, scientific progress and the meaning of life.
Featuring an introduction by Sophie Mackintosh.
Author: Anders Bodelsen
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780571393381
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2026
About the Author
Bodelsen, Anders: - Anders Bodelsen (1937-2021) was a Danish journalist and writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature. He is most famous for his crime novels, many of which have been adapted for the screen, such as Think of a Number (1968) filmed as The Silent Partner (1978), starring Elliot Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. He was awarded several Danish awards including the Golden Laurels and the Critics' Award.
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