Moxyland

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Moxyland is a dystopian science fiction novel by South African author Lauren Beukes that explores corporate control, technology, and social inequality in a near-future Cape Town.

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instanceOf dystopian novel
novel
science fiction novel
author Lauren Beukes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin South Africa
depicts corporate police
digital disconnection as punishment
privatized public services
firstPublicationCountry South Africa NERFINISHED
followedBy Zoo City NERFINISHED
genre cyberpunk
dystopian fiction
science fiction
hasCoverArtist Joey Hi-Fi NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780007323890
9781770093186
hasPageCount approx. 288
hasReissue Angry Robot 2009 edition NERFINISHED
hasTagline “Be amplified. Or be deleted.”
hasTechnologyElement bio-engineering
cellphone-based social control
digital rights management
literaryMovement African science fiction
mainCharacter Kendra NERFINISHED
Lerato NERFINISHED
Tendeka NERFINISHED
Toby NERFINISHED
mediaType e-book
print
narrativePointOfView first-person alternating narrators
narrativeStyle multi-perspective
notableFor early work of Lauren Beukes
numberOfMainCharacters 4
originalLanguage English
publicationYear 2008
publisher Angry Robot NERFINISHED
Jacana Media NERFINISHED
settingLocation Cape Town NERFINISHED
settingTime near future
theme biotechnology
consumerism
corporate control
social inequality
state violence
technology and surveillance

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Lauren Beukes notableWork Moxyland
Lauren Beukes wrote Moxyland