I Who Have Never Known Men - Paperback
I Who Have Never Known Men - Paperback
by Jacqueline Harpman (Author), Ros Schwartz (Translator), Sophie Mackintosh (Afterword by)
I Who Have Never Known Men - Paperback by Jacqueline Harpman is a haunting post-apocalyptic novel exploring captivity, survival, female friendship, and what it means to remain human when the familiar world has disappeared.
Deep underground, thirty-nine women and one young girl live imprisoned in a guarded cage. They do not know why they were taken, how long they have been there, or what remains beyond their confinement. Unlike the others, the girl has no memories of life outside.
When an unexpected event presents an opportunity to escape, the forty prisoners enter a barren and unfamiliar world. Their search for safety and answers becomes a moving examination of freedom, companionship, identity, and the human need for meaning.
- Written by Belgian author Jacqueline Harpman
- Translated from French by Ros Schwartz
- Afterword by Sophie Mackintosh
- A modern classic of feminist speculative fiction
- Blends dystopian, post-apocalyptic, literary, and science-fiction elements
- Explores female friendship, isolation, survival, and humanity
- Paperback edition published by Transit Books
- Publication date: May 10, 2022
- Length: 208 pages
- Dimensions: approximately 7.9 × 5.2 × 0.6 inches
- ISBN-13: 9781945492600
- Recommended for readers of literary dystopian fiction
- A thoughtful gift for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Parable of the Sower