Nina X

Winner of the 2019 Saltire Society Award for Fiction

Ewan Morrison

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Fleet
14 April 2020

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Winner of the Saltire Literary Award Fiction Book of the Year

'Literary gold . . . Morrison has published his masterpiece' Sunday Times

'Sensational. Like nothing I've ever read. A tour de force' Ian Rankin

'This moving tale of growing up in a Maoist cult, and the traumatic aftermath, explores ideas of freedom, control and identity with warmth and humour' Alex Preston, Observer

'Amazing . . . There are few writers left in Britain who have his ambition, vision and empathy. Nina is marvellous creation and this is an important novel' Irvine Welsh

'Compelling. Chilling' Lionel Shriver

Nina X has never been outside. She has never met another child.

Nina X has no books, no toys and no privacy.

Nina X has no idea what the outside world is like.

Nina X has a lot to learn.

Nina X has no mother and no father; she has Comrade Chen, and Comrades Uma, Jeni and Ruth. Her closest emotional connection is with the birds she sees when she removes the plasterboard that covers her bedroom window. Comrade Chen has named her The Project; she is being raised entirely separated from the false gods of capitalism and the cult of the self. He has her record everything in her journal, to track her thoughts. To keep her ideology pure, her words are erased, over and over again. But that was before. Now Nina is in Freedom, and all the rules have changed. She has to remember that everything is opposite to what she was told, and yet Freedom seems to be a very confusing and dangerous place.

By: Ewan Morrison
Imprint: Fleet
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9780708899007
ISBN 10: 0708899005
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ewan Morrison is the author of the award-winning novels Tales from the Mall and Close Your Eyes; the novels Menage, Distance and Swung; and the short story collection The Last Book You Read. Ewan was awarded the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award and the SMIT novel of the year 2012/2013.

Reviews for Nina X: Winner of the 2019 Saltire Society Award for Fiction

Compelling. Chilling Sensational. Like nothing I've ever read. A tour de force I think it's such an intellectually fair book. Refreshingly honest . . . moving. I'm very impressed - BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review Convincing, moving and successful. It's also extremely funny - Observer [An] amazing book. There are few writers left in Britain who have his ambition, vision and empathy. Nina is marvellous creation and this is an important novel