The Coldness of Objects Author:Panayotis Cacoyannis London 2030. When a postman knocks on his door, the news he delivers will cause 70-year-old Anthony Pablo Rubens to reflect on all the sadnesses and joys of the past, while he begins to prepare for the surprises of the future. — The past still revolves around the moment in the summer of 1984 when young Anthony first realized he had fallen i... more »n love.
The present is a Kafkaesque “nightmare worse than 1984 , a hideous world where people don’t need to be watched by Big Brother.” It's a world that Anthony has mostly shut his eyes to, but which suddenly he is forced to confront.
And the future now encompasses the mystery, and excitement, and dread of a day as an exhibit at the National People’s Museum.
A dystopian political satire, The Coldness of Objects is also a story about different kinds of love.« less