Mania
- Author Lionel Shriver
- Narrator Abby Craden
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 1 January 1970
- Run Time 9 hours and 23 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Dystopian and utopian fiction, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Social issues, Satirical fiction and parodies.
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What to expect
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE
‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ THE TIMES
'Merciless… a welcome distraction' ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024
What if calling someone stupid was illegal?
In a reality not too distant from our own, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'.
Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Exams and grades are discarded and you don't need a qualification to be a doctor.
When best friends Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war, their relationship begins to fracture. And soon, Pearson’s determination to cling onto the 'old, bigoted way of thinking' begins to endanger her job, her safety and even her family…
Hilarious, deadpan and scathing, MANIA is a frighteningly plausible glimpse into what the world could become – or is already – from the pen of a master storyteller.
Critics Review
‘Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold’ JOHN CLEESE
‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ THE TIMES
‘An uproarious tale of holier-than-thou posturing’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Never shy of getting stuck in, Shriver now sets her satirical sights on groupthink and the policing of thought’ FINANCIAL TIMES, Book of 2024
‘Merciless and funny… a welcome distraction’ ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024
‘Provocative, stimulating and outrageous’ SPECTATOR
‘A savage dystopian satire’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘Lionel Shriver has puckish fun in this satire on social manias’ THE TIMES, Best Summer Reads
‘A superb satirical novelist… Mania is one of her best….very funny, occasionally offensive and, yes, smart’ WASHINGTON POST
‘[Shriver] still knows how to poke the bear. In this case, the bear is us’ BOSTON GLOBE
‘Readers craving sharp social commentary need look no further than Shriver, who is at the top of her game with this scary-smart and scathing satire’ BOOKLIST
Praise for Lionel Shriver:
‘Shriver’s novels are wonderful… fun, smart and… unlike anything else you’ll read’ Financial Times
‘Hilarious… Fiery phrases spit and crackle’ Sunday Times
‘Wickedly witty’ Spectator
‘An independent mind and a sense of humour are dangerous things to possess. The spiky, politically incorrect novelist Lionel Shriver has them in abundance’ The Times
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