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Alexandria: A Novel Paperback – October 20, 2020

by Paul Kingsnorth (Author)
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A visionary and timely novel about a world out of balance by the prizewinning author of The Wake

When Swans return, Alexandria will fall.

One thousand years from now, a small religious community lives in what were once the fens of eastern England. They are perhaps the world’s last human survivors. Now they find themselves stalked by a force that draws ever closer, and that seems to have brought them to the brink of extinction. A force that offers them a promise and a threat: a place called Alexandria.

Set in a time on the far side of an apocalypse, and perhaps on the verge of another, Paul Kingsnorth’s radical new novel is a work of matchless, mythic imagination. It is driven by elemental themes: community versus the self, the mind versus the body, machine over man―and the tension between an unstable present and an unknown, unknowable future.

Alexandria is the rousing conclusion to an extraordinary fiction project that began with Kingsnorth’s prizewinning novel The Wake, one that maps two thousand years of troubled human history.

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    408 pages
  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
    Graywolf Press
  5. Publication date
    October 20, 2020
  6. Dimensions
    5.66 x 1.2 x 8.24 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1644450356
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1644450352
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“Unconventional orthography . . . and mythical style add texture to a story that examines whether the body is essential or merely the mind’s cage and whether humans are inherently destructive. When one stalker has doubts about his mission, his crisis of belief drives the book into unexpected territory.”―The New Yorker, Briefly Noted

“Imaginative, moody, brilliantly written―vintage Kingsnorth, that is, and a boon for readers of speculative fiction.”―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Paul Kingsnorth is the author of Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist, Beast,and The Wake. He cofounded the Dark Mountain Project, a global network of writers, artists, and thinkers in search of new stories for a world on the brink.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Graywolf Press (October 20, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1644450356
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1644450352
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.66 x 1.2 x 8.24 inches
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Ginny MacDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the casual reader
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021
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Kingsnorth's books are challenging, but worth it for the reader who wants an immersive experience.
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Randall M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Unsettling and brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
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Unsettling story but found it gripping and difficult to put down. Excellent.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well Done and Different
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2020
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Took a while to get into the flow of the English dialect Kingsnorth created and the overall style used. Once I did, I really enjoyed the creativity in the novel and the thought provoking messages. Kingsnorth makes some really terrific points about our society and world and what’s most important. Lots to chew on philosophically here. Kingsnorth is a really interesting person too..get to know him more from the recent documentary about him. I’ve also enjoyed his interactions with Rod Dreher.
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anapurna
3.0 out of 5 stars ARE WE THERE YET?
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021
Welcome to Alexandria. Well, not yet, exactly. You have to wait and wait and wait. Actually the waiting is the best part. 'Cause once the 'reason' for this book is revealed, it sort of falls off a cliff. Or should I say a holt. (Holts are many in this book)
As some have commented already, the book is written in a kind of 'old English.' (Not the beer, the language!) And it is rather charming. There is a group, a bunch of misfits, spirited bohemians who live in a small area of land. It is 1,000 years in the future, and probably nearly impossible to send out for sushi. But don't worry, cause you can speak to fish, whenever you want. Oh, and there is a guy who is sleeping with someone else's wife, and everyone-especially his father- is pretty pissed off. (Of course, there is only one young female in the whole damn place- what's a hormonally charged young man to do!) So he's sleeping with this woman who has a husband and a cute kid (the kids are always cute in these books, right?) And when he's not having sex, there's this very old guy who has dreams. Oh, and everyone talks to animals, especially birds. They all love birds, and they also love water. And all animal species are written in capital letters, but the sentences begin with small letters. Hey, why not? And to tell you the truth, I could have read the whole book like this- these wacky, hippie types making their own clothes, and seeing a lot of water and plenty of red things following them. What's not to like?
But the author has other ideas and about 40% into the book, some skinny guy shows up and starts annoying everyone with a kind of new age sales pitch. Think of the "My Pillow Guy" mixed in with Al Gore and you begin to get the drift. He drones on and on about destruction, about how violent humans are, about how horrible it is to have a body. He reminded me of a sullen angry priest I knew when I was a kid. So this 'My Pillow Guy" goes on and on (like an insurance salesman that just won't leave your living room) and it all points back to global warming and climate change. And of course he has 'this friend' who can make everything better. Just allow the my pillow guy to eliminate your body (again, he hates bodies) and you'll go to a place that will allow you to live with just a hellacious mind that you hook up to all the other hellacious minds and your 'life' will be eternal. Personally- if I had to live eternally with 'minds' who were as irritating and spineless as that guy- I would prefer to hang myself. But, hey- that's just me.
Well, that's about it for me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna take a nap now. And I know just the pillow I'm gonna lay my sleepy head.
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Doug Meyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Alexandria
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020
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A masterpiece. Read it if you dare.
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PVW
2.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2022
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The blurb and jacket are so beautiful, I hoped this would be like Kingsnorth's emminently readable non-fiction writing (podcasts, articles, dark mountain, etc). Admittedly, I had not had much success with 'The Wake' and haven't read 'The Beast,' but again, the blurb and the jacket, I just thought, I could do it. I couldn't. Made me feel like I'm not smart enough to get what he's saying. And maybe I'm not.
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kolivas005
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021
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Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Unlike any novel ever written.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021
Just want to second the reviewer who wrote, "A masterpiece. Read it if you dare." It's Kingsnorth's best by far. And the caution is appropriate; if your mental health is shaky you might want to hold off until you're feeling more stable. It's very strong stuff. The intensity of the drama, the ideas and the language threw me a bit off balance as I found myself neglecting domestic responsibilities to immerse myself in this difficult journey. Not one I regret taking, though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Clever
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2023
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An excellent and probably very likely imagining of a possible future. A very compelling and challenging story. For me the best book in the trilogy.
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steve birt
2.0 out of 5 stars A let down
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2021
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I wanted to like this, I loved The Wake, I liked Beast, and the pre-publication blurb made this sound like a return to form. It isn't, it's an idea that could have worked well handled poorly. There are far better versions of this tale out there, such as Riddley Walker and Floodland, so seek them out instead.
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Susan Hannis
2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, it just doesn't work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2021
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I was disappointed in this final part of the trilogy. It didn't convince me. The future post-apocalypse world didn't make sense and unusually, I gave up. It is nowhere near as good as the previous two.
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