On Such a Full Sea

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On Such a Full Sea is a dystopian literary novel by Chang-rae Lee that follows a young woman’s journey through a stratified future America after she leaves her regimented labor settlement to search for her missing lover.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationStatus no major film adaptation as of 2024
author Chang-rae Lee
authorNationality South Korean American
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Noma Bar
criticalReception generally positive reviews
explores corporate power
immigrant communities
post-industrial decline
follows The Surrendered
genre dystopian fiction
literary fiction
science fiction
isbn10 1594486107
isbn13 9781594486104
laborSettlementName B-Mor
language English
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature
mainCharacter Fan
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective first-person plural
notableFor depiction of class divisions in a future America
use of collective first-person narration
originalPublicationDate 2014-01-07
pageCount 352
plotSummary A young woman named Fan leaves her regimented labor settlement to search for her missing lover, traveling through a stratified future America.
protagonistGender female
publicationYear 2014
publisher Riverhead Books
publisherImprint Riverhead Books
setting future America
stratified society
targetAudience adult readers
themes community and individuality
environmental degradation
labor and exploitation
search for identity
social stratification
workOf Chang-rae Lee

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Chang-rae Lee notableWork On Such a Full Sea