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FUGUE - a glimpse into the future of Britain. At a time when the country is caught by civil conflict between a right-wing government and the liberal element, a third group arrives - refugee Africans from a continent devastated by nuclear attack. The country is ripe for a three-way civil war. Total breakdown in communications quickly follows, and a nightmare situation grips the community.Alan Whitman, the central character of this frightening story, represents the view of the man-in-the-street. How will he cope with this situation when he has opted out all his life, from political, personal and moral decisions?Christopher Priest's second novel consolidates his place among the most brilliant and imaginative of the younger writers of today, already established by his earlier work 'Indoctrinaire'."A provocative and disturbing allegory that has echoes for all of us".- Sunday Express

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Author

Christopher Priest

Publisher

New English Library

Published

1973

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

3.27 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14