The Affirmation
| The Affirmation | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the 2006 Gollancz edition (paperback) |
|
| Author(s) | Christopher Priest |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Publication date | 1981 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 213pp |
| ISBN | 0-571-11684-1 |
| OCLC Number | 8031278 |
The Affirmation is a 1981 science fiction novel by Christopher Priest.
Contents |
[edit] Synopsis
Peter Sinclair endures professional unemployment and the breakup of a long-term relationship, and tries to escape his self-perceived newfound social marginality through creating an intricate fantasy fiction. In this world, he depicts himself as the winner of a lottery in the (fictional) Dream Archipelago, where the jackpot prize is a complex medical and neural operation (“athanasia”) that will ensure immortality. As he writes, working ever deeper into his psyche, Sinclair finds that his two identities are starting to merge, although it may also be the case that Peter is experiencing visual and auditory hallucination symptoms attributable to the onset of schizophrenia. The novel's climax leaves the fact ambiguous as to which world is real and which is fantasy, with the novel ending in the same unfinished sentence as Sinclair's manuscript.
[edit] Awards
The Affirmation won the Ditmar Award in 1982 for Best International Long Fiction, and was nominated for the 1981 BSFA Award.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "1981 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1981. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
[edit] External links
- Christopher Priest's Website
- The Affirmation at Worlds Without End
 |
This article about a 1980s science fiction novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
