The thrillers par excellence are dystopias of what can become. Because a dystopian approach always has a large sociological component. All exposed to the new order with its attempts of rebellion and its submission of fear. From George Orwell but also Margaret Atwood multitude of great writers have walked on more than one occasion through these worlds in the abyss of their own decadence.
Resources that are depleted or systems of government capable of practicing news languages, controlled reproduction systems, systematic cuts of rights (in a way the dystopia is closer than we think, right?) Orwell himself already pointed to a mixture between what dystopian and fabulous in his rebellion on the farm. This time, to Ericsdotter handle It is not so much the ideological component but it is with that vision of a hyper-controlled society led to the lesser evil, to salvation at the minimum cost, to Machiavellian solutions ...
The Prime Minister of Sweden has undertaken a radical policy: to eradicate obesity and overweight from the population. The goal is a fat-free country, and the methods to achieve this are becoming more expeditious.
Landon, a young historian, flees far from the city to try to escape his personal failures and the horror of his country. One day he meets Helena who, accompanied by her eight-year-old daughter, is also fleeing the increasing pressure and the two begin to weave a relationship. When she disappears under mysterious circumstances, Landon promises himself that he will find her even if he has to risk his life to get it.
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