{"product_id":"the-unit","title":"The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e    body {      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;      line-height: 1.6;      color: #333;      background-color: #f4f4f4;      padding: 20px;    }    .container {      max-width: 800px;      margin: auto;      background: #fff;      padding: 30px;      border-radius: 8px;      box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);    }    h2, h3 {      color: #000;      margin-top: 20px;      margin-bottom: 10px;    }    h2 {      font-size: 24px;      border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;      padding-bottom: 5px;    }    h3 {      font-size: 20px;    }    ul {      padding-left: 20px;      list-style-type: disc;    }    li {      margin-bottom: 8px;    }    hr {      border: 0;      height: 1px;      background: #ddd;      margin: 30px 0;    }    strong {      font-weight: bold;    } \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Unit by Ninni Holmqvist \u0026amp; Marlaine Delargy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day in early spring, Dorrit Weger is checked into the \u003cstrong\u003eSecond Reserve Bank Unit\u003c\/strong\u003e for biological material. She is promised a nicely furnished apartment inside the Unit, where she will make new friends, enjoy the state-of-the-art recreation facilities, and live the few remaining days of her life in comfort with people who are just like her. Here, women over the age of fifty and men over sixty—single, childless, and without jobs in progressive industries—are sequestered for their final few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Glimmer of Hope in a Dystopian Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Unit, residents are expected to contribute themselves for drug and psychological testing, and ultimately donate their organs, little by little, until the final donation. Despite the ruthless nature of this practice, the ethos of this near-future society and the Unit is to take care of others, and Dorrit finds herself living under very pleasant conditions: well-housed, well-fed, and well-attended. She is resigned to her fate and discovers her days there to be rather consoling and peaceful. But when she meets a man inside the Unit and falls in love, the extraordinary becomes a reality and life suddenly turns unbearable. Dorrit is faced with compliance or escape, and…well, then what?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gripping Exploration of Society and Human Nature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Unit\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping exploration of a society in the throes of an experiment, in which the “dispensable” ones are convinced under gentle coercion of the importance of sacrificing for the “necessary” ones. \u003cstrong\u003eNinni Holmqvist\u003c\/strong\u003e has created a debut novel of humor, sorrow, and rage about love, the close bonds of friendship, and about a cynical, utilitarian way of thinking disguised as care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNinni Holmqvist\u003c\/strong\u003e, born on June 24, 1958 in Lund and currently living in Scania, Sweden, is a translator and author of fiction. She has published two novels and two collections of short stories since 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50314137043259,"sku":"1780747217","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/172793482822.jpg?v=1747782745","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/the-unit","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}