| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Physical Description |
241 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
English language copyright ©2020 by Megan McDowell. Originally published in Spanish and in somewhat different form, as "Kentukis" by Literatura Random House in 2018. |
| Summary |
Focusing on the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, the kentuki have infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. Through kentukis, a jaded Croatian hustler stumbles into a massive criminal enterprise and saves a life in Brazil, a lonely old woman in Peru becomes fascinated with a young woman and her louche lover in Germany, and a kid with no mother in Antigua finds a new virtual family and experiences snow for the first time in Norway. These creatures can reveal the beauty of connection between farflung souls - but they also expose the ugly humanity of our increasingly linked world. Trusting strangers can lead to unexpected love and marvelous adventure, but what happens when the kentukis pave the way for unimaginable terror?-- Condensed from the publisher. |
| Subject |
Electronic surveillance -- Fiction.
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Virtual pets -- Fiction.
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Long-distance relationships -- Fiction.
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Dystopian fiction.
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| Alt Author |
McDowell, Megan, translator.
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| Alternate Title |
Kentukis. English.
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