Title: The Last Book Ever Written
Synopsis:
Author: Jonah Kruvant
Series: N/A
Pages: 259
Date Published: 2015
Publisher: PanAm Books
Format: Kindle
Genre: Dystopia
In a society where all citizens have computerized chips in their brains and insert needles into their veins to enter a virtual reality, Victor Vale is an officer of the law with great ambitions. When he is assigned a case to go undercover and expose a community of illegal creators, Victor finds himself compelled to write, and for the first time, begins questioning the world around him. As he searches for answers, Victor slowly begins to unravel hidden truths about society, and even uncovers an astonishing secret from his own past.
~Try an Excerpt!~
Not long after the Cleansing Act, I was promoted to
Detective. I was thirty-four. I had a wife and child to support. A career to
pursue. My son wanted things, my wife wanted things; hell, I wanted things. I
had worked on the force for thirteen years and it was time I got my detective
badge.
That was all I could see back then. I didn’t care about
creators.
Then I was assigned to the case. But even before I stepped
into the Chief’s office, events began taking shape that marked both the
beginning and the end of a new chapter in my life. It was on my way to the
police station, wading through the unbearable stench of the dirty human flesh
of the Slums, that I began to question things, what I thought I knew about the
world … and about myself.
So this is where I start my story. This is where I begin my
book.
That day, for whatever reason, I felt conscious of my
surroundings. The beggars were pushing each other out of the way to get under
awnings and balconies of restaurants and apartments as it started to rain. The
restaurants were filled with shattered glass, moldy kitchens. The strongest
beggars lived in cramped apartments with cockroaches and termites. The ones
that couldn’t find shelter that morning just lay there, shivering from the
cold. Some would let raindrops fall from the sky into their open mouths. Two
naïve children were chasing each other around bodies and
giggling, cleaning dirt out of each other’s hair. The bright
lights of the skyscrapers, the swiftness of the skytrain, the convenience of
the airpath—all a beggar had to do was look up and he would find himself in a fantastical
world of dreams.
~Meet Jonah!~
A writer,
teacher and student of the world, JONAH KRUVANT received his BA from Skidmore,
his teaching degree from Fordham and an MFA from Goddard College. Jonah lives
in New York City. He is the author of The Last Book Ever Written.
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