Flame Alphabet
Flame Alphabet | Ben Marcus | Vintage | Paperback | 9780307739971 | AI Description: "The Flame Alphabet" (ISBN: 9780307739971) by Ben Marcus is a dystopian novel where a mysterious epidemic makes children's speech toxic to adults. As parents, including the protagonist Sam and his wife Claire, grow sicker from exposure to their daughter's speech, society collapses in fear and isolation. Desperate to find a cure or escape, Sam embarks on a surreal journey into the origins of language, grappling with the paradox of language as both salvation and destruction. Marcus's novel is a bleak and eerie meditation on communication, family, and survival. | Book Condition: Very Good | Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.
Flame Alphabet | Ben Marcus | Vintage | Paperback | 9780307739971 | AI Description: "The Flame Alphabet" (ISBN: 9780307739971) by Ben Marcus is a dystopian novel where a mysterious epidemic makes children's speech toxic to adults. As parents, including the protagonist Sam and his wife Claire, grow sicker from exposure to their daughter's speech, society collapses in fear and isolation. Desperate to find a cure or escape, Sam embarks on a surreal journey into the origins of language, grappling with the paradox of language as both salvation and destruction. Marcus's novel is a bleak and eerie meditation on communication, family, and survival. | Book Condition: Very Good | Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.
Flame Alphabet | Ben Marcus | Vintage | Paperback | 9780307739971 | AI Description: "The Flame Alphabet" (ISBN: 9780307739971) by Ben Marcus is a dystopian novel where a mysterious epidemic makes children's speech toxic to adults. As parents, including the protagonist Sam and his wife Claire, grow sicker from exposure to their daughter's speech, society collapses in fear and isolation. Desperate to find a cure or escape, Sam embarks on a surreal journey into the origins of language, grappling with the paradox of language as both salvation and destruction. Marcus's novel is a bleak and eerie meditation on communication, family, and survival. | Book Condition: Very Good | Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.