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At the end of the 1960s, after surviving multiple assassination attempts, President John F. Kennedy has created a vast federal agency, the Psych Corps, dedicated to maintaining the nation's mental hygiene by any means necessary. Soldiers returning from Vietnam have their battlefield traumas "enfolded," - wiped from their memories through drugs and therapy. Any veterans too damaged to be enfolded roam at will, evading the Psych Corps and re-enacting atrocities on civilians. Hystopia highlights the crazy reality of trauma, both national and personal.
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Professional reviews
"Unique, deeply personal and visionary, an extraordinary work of fiction – longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016. “Hystopia is a thrilling novel - daring, immensely readable and also unexpectedly funny. David Means is that lucky (and brilliant) writer: a man in full possession of a vision.” RICHARD FORD “A riveting, hypnotic dystopia of Vietnam combat veterans during the (fictional) second JFK administration. Amazing writing-not for the faint of heart.” JONATHAN SHAY, author of Achilles in Vietnam and Odysseus in America."
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