Harm by Brian Aldiss
In a dystopian future where fear and paranoia dominate society, a British Muslim writer finds himself imprisoned and tortured by a totalitarian regime for a novel he penned. As he endures the brutalities of his captors, he escapes into a parallel narrative set on a distant planet, where an alien civilization faces its own existential threats. The intertwining stories explore themes of freedom, identity, and the power of imagination in the face of oppression, ultimately questioning the boundaries between reality and fiction.
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- Published
- 2007
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- English
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