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The Coma

The Coma

Alex Garland

A young man is brutally assaulted in an underground train. Beaten unconscious, he lies for days in a hospital bed - but appears to make a full recovery. On discharge from hospital, Carl picks up the threads of his daily life, until he starts noticing strange leaps in his perception of time, distortions in his experience.
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Carl is brutally assaulted in an underground train while protecting a young woman from a gang of thugs. Beaten unconscious, he lies for days in a hospital bed. On discharge Carl starts to notice strange leaps in time, distortions in his experience. Is he truly interacting with the outside world, or could he still be in the coma? The Coma is the new novel from Alex Garland - a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves deep into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. It is illustrated with 45 woodcuts by Nicholas Garland.

Product Description

Title - The Coma

Edition -

Author - Alex Garland

ISBN 13 - 9780571223077

Imprint - Faber & Faber

Publisher - Faber & Faber

Date Published - 01/07/2004

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 139 x 217 x 15mm

Weight - 200 g

Languages - English