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Eye of the Monkey

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A divided society under surveillance

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    Praise from Nobel Prize–winning author Elfriede Jelinek

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A divided society under surveillance

Set after a devastating civil war, *Eye of the Monkey* imagines an autocracy in an unnamed European country, where people are separated into zones: the wealthy live under mass surveillance, while the poor are confined and pushed out of view. Against this backdrop, history professor Giselle seeks help from Dr. Mih after being followed for weeks. The book’s central relationship—a doctor-patient love affair that goes awry—unfolds within a near-future dystopia shaped by war, segregation, and unequal visibility.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in near-future dystopian fiction and authoritarian societies.
  • Readers drawn to stories that place an intimate relationship amid social upheaval and surveillance.

Themes

Authoritarianism and surveillanceSegregation and inequalityWar and its aftermathLove and professional boundaries

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Book overview

A doctor-patient love affair goes awry in this near-future dystopian novel, the first by the award winning Hungarian writer to be translated into English.

"Like peering into the abyss and finding your consciousness forever altered. You cannot escape this book, you already hear its thunder!" --Elfriede Jelinek, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature


Eye of the Monkey begins in the wake of a devastating civil war that led to the formation of the United Regency, an autocracy in an unnamed European country. The ravages of war are sweeping, and the populace has been divided into segregated zones, where the well-off are under mass surveillance and the poor are phantom presences, confined and ghettoized.

On the verge of a nervous breakdown after being followed by a young man for weeks, Giselle, a history professor at the New University, seeks the help of Dr. Mih
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