What Comes After America
Emily St. John Mandel’s latest work of science fiction considers the tenuousness of any possible future.
TL;DR
- Emily St. John Mandel's "Exit Party" is a science fiction novel focusing on human experience rather than technical accuracy.
- The novel involves accidental teleportation between parallel universes, set in a post-collapse United States.
- The protagonist, Ari Waker, experiences disorientation and questions her sanity after interdimensional travel occurs at a party.
- One parallel universe is depicted as a repressive "United State" focused on "Harmony at any cost."
- Mandel's recent works, including "Exit Party," "Sea of Tranquility," "The Glass Hotel," and "Station Eleven," feature splintered narratives and shattering events.
- The novel explores paired life stories of doppelgängers, with Ari and Ibari being the principal 'twins'.
- Ari has a history of criminality, including selling stolen goods, U.S. passports, and being involved in human smuggling, which led to her imprisonment.