Speculative fiction author Robert McGill j oins us in person for an intriguing discussion of all things "A Suitable C ompanion for the End of Your Life." Already receiving high praise\, McGill 's newest is a "a bold and absurd take on the dystopian plague novel\, whe re people are treated like IKEA furniture." McGill has published both fict ion and non-fiction books\, and his writing has appeared in various litera ry and scholarly magazines. He teaches at the University of Toronto.
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\nAbout A Suitable Companion for the End of Yo ur Life
\nDistraught and hopeless\, an eighteen-year-old distan ce runner\, Regan\, decides to end her life. And she&rsquo\;ll do it throu gh an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ulle\, a wo man with amnesia\, who will\, inadvertently\, make Regan&rsquo\;s wish com e true. McGill's is darkly comic dystopian tale that probes our anxieties around boundaries\, whether territorial or bodily\, and our fraught desire not to die alone.
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