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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe: Available Copies
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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (New York Review Books Classics) by Compton, D. G.
Seller: Half Price Books Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.99
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TOTAL Cost: $11.48
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.99
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TOTAL Cost: $11.74
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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (Paperback) by D.G. Compton
Paperback
ISBN: 9781590179710
Publisher: New York Review Books, New York (2016)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $15.45
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TOTAL Cost: $15.45
Paperback. A prescient 1970s sci-fi novel about death, celebrity, and the ubiquity of reality television, and the basis for the movie Death Watch.Katherine Mortenhoe lives in a near future very similar to the present day. Only in her time, dying from anything but old age is unheard of; death has been cured. So when Katherine is diagnosed with a terminal brain disease brought on by an inability to process an ever increasing volume of sensory input, she immediately becomes a celebrity to the pain-starved public. But Katherine rejects her tragic role: She will not agree to be the star of a Human Destiny TV show, her last days will not be documented or broadcast. What she doesnt realize is that from the moment of diagnosis shes been watched, not only by television producers but by a new kind of program host, a man with a camera behind his unsleeping eyes.Like Margaret Atwoods MaddAddam trilogy, Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go, and the television series Black Mirror, The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe is a thrilling psychological drama that is as wise about human nature as it is about the nature of technology. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $19.40
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A few years in the future, medical science has advanced to the point where it is practically unheard of for people to die of any cause except old-age. The few exceptions provide the fodder for a new kind of television show for avid audiences who lap up the experience of watching someone else's dying weeks. So when Katherine Mortenhoe is told that she has about four weeks to live she knows it's not just her life she's about to lose, but her privacy as well.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.11
Shipping: $6.77
TOTAL Cost: $19.88
Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: BooksRun (Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $20.28
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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.
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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (Paperback) by D.G. Compton
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575118317
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London (2012)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $20.29
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $20.29
Paperback. A few years in the future, medical science has advanced to the point where it is practically unheard of for people to die of any cause except old-age. The few exceptions provide the fodder for a new kind of television show for avid audiences who lap up the experience of watching someone else's dying weeks. So when Katherine Mortenhoe is told that she has about four weeks to live she knows it's not just her life she's about to lose, but her privacy as well. Now on the acclaimed SF Masterworks list, D.G. Compton's extraordinary novel is a forgotten classic of British SF that exposed the pitfalls of voyeuristic entertainment decades before the likes of THE TRUMAN SHOW. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D G Compton
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575118317
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2012)
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland) New Book
Book Price: $16.77
Shipping: $12.04
TOTAL Cost: $28.81
2012. Paperback. Now on the acclaimed SF Masterworks list, D.G. Compton's extraordinary novel is a forgotten classic of British SF that exposed the pitfalls of voyeuristic entertainment decades before the likes of THE TRUMAN SHOW. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246. . . . . .
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The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D G Compton
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575118317
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2012)
Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $18.64
Shipping: $10.50
TOTAL Cost: $29.14
2012. Paperback. Now on the acclaimed SF Masterworks list, D.G. Compton's extraordinary novel is a forgotten classic of British SF that exposed the pitfalls of voyeuristic entertainment decades before the likes of THE TRUMAN SHOW. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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