The Mark

The Mark

( Icelandic - Merking - 2021 )

novel by Fríða Ísberg

translated by Larissa Kyzer

Published: Faber & Faber - hardback - 2024
ISBN: 0571376746 / 9780571376742

Faber & Faber - audiobook - 2024
ASIN: B0CXY55QQQ

Faber & Faber - e-book - 2024
ASIN: B0CWW31QZH

Faber & Faber - paperback - 2025
ISBN: 0571376762 / 9780571376766


synopsis
The near future in Reykavik, in a world like our own, society is divided about the controversial Empathy Test, which measures an individual’s capacity for compassion and identifies anti-social behaviour in citizens. Two thirds of the country, including public servants and politicians, have undergone the test, and ‘marked’ themselves in an official register, open to the public. One third remains ‘unmarked’ and more and more private and public spaces are closing their doors to them. In two months’ time, citizens face a national referendum, in which they will vote on whether the test should be mandatory or not.

awards
The Icelandic Booksellers Award 2021
The Optimist Award 2022
The Per Olov Enquist Prize 2022
The Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize 2022


https://en.fridaisberg.com/