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Nerves
(Paperback)
Darren Callahan
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It is a near-future world, and in many ways London is the same
bustling metropolis it has been for centuries; but look a little
closer and Viral Inspectors roam public places delivering fines and
forced immunisation against Avian Flu, and an organisation called
the Genetic Protection Authority has been established with
unnerving oversight. It is the role of the GPA to oversee the
genetic future of mankind: a noble mission to protect humanity from
the worst genetic diseases and impairments, but one that seems
increasingly liable to abuse, using its vague definitions of
eradicating anything more than 'three standard variations from the
human norm'. When Sandra Small becomes pregnant with a child that
has the same strain of achondroplasia dwarfism as her husband, Ivan
Henry, an ugly domestic dispute escalates to a legal battle with
the GPA and the High Court. What could have been a marital issue
becomes a challenge to the GPA's authority and jurisdiction, in a
test case that could set an alarming precedent for the whole
country, redefining the very definition of what is, and isn't,
human. The stakes for Ivan, dwarfs, and anyone else with a genetic
condition, become increasingly larger threatening to engulf London
and beyond. This ambitious and provocative script is a faithful
recreation of Ross Martyn's original vision, looking at ethics,
science, and society; a story of how small actions can lead to
catastrophic consequences.
Mark Renton is an unrepentant drug abuser, doing his level best to
elude the claims and responsibilities Life throws up to him. His
pals - Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie - are devoted to much the
same heroically seedy existence. Both harrowing and hilarious,
Trainspotting charts the disintegration of this unlikely gang, as
their appetites for intoxication and mayhem lead them unerringly
into the worst kinds of trouble. Adapted by Shallow Grave
screenwriter John Hodge from the novel by Irvine Welsh,
Trainspotting was an international hit in 1996, directed by Danny
Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle.
Death is always the issue-in life, and in the Western. Joel and
Ethan Coen's The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a movie of six Western
stories. In each, our common destination is approached by a
different road. Through each, diverse characters hurry for their
final appointment: Oregon Trail-travelers, a gold prospector, a
motley crew of stagecoach passengers, a high-plains drifting bank
robber, even a singing cowboy. These six stories escort them with a
care that either respects, or mocks, the dignity of all. The film
stars Tom Waits, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tim Bake Nelson and Zoe
Kazan and is shot with the harsh grandeur of the classic John Ford
westerns.
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