About the book
'A fascinating, thrilling novel' Samira Ahmed, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
‘Brilliant…a book of big, heady ideas’ Guardian
‘A state of the nation novel’ TLS
Rafiq Hardi Kermanj, founder of the Communist Party of Kurdistan, has fled Tehran and settled in London. As his three children embrace their new adult lives they each struggle with an increasingly desperate relationship to money:
Siver, the only daughter, escapes into an unhappy marriage in Baghdad before fleeing to raise her daughter as a single mother in Dubai.
Mohammed, the eldest, stays in London to climb the unforgiving ladder of the financial sector.
Laika, the youngest, retreats into a contactless digital life in a condo near Wall Street, designing the trading algorithms that will ultimately prove his downfall.
Sharp, topical, and powerful, Hyper is a story about what remains of our humanity in a world increasingly dominated by the flows of capital.
‘Ambitious, epic, heartfelt... I was blown away’ Fredrik Backman
‘A tightly stitched work of melancholy wit and rueful irony… Hyper evokes what it feels like to live now’ Tom Benn
‘Hyper marks the arrival of a significant, keenly perceptive new voice in literature’ Sam Byers
Editions of Hyper
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781784745240
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529931945
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784745257
- EBook
- ISBN 9781529919721
Read an Excerpt
'A fascinating, thrilling novel' Samira Ahmed, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
‘Brilliant…a book of big, heady ideas’ Guardian
‘A state of the nation novel’ TLS
Rafiq Hardi Kermanj, founder of the Communist Party of Kurdistan, has fled Tehran and settled in London. As his three children embrace their new adult lives they each struggle with an increasingly desperate relationship to money:
Siver, the only daughter, escapes into an unhappy marriage in Baghdad before fleeing to raise her daughter as a single mother in Dubai.
Mohammed, the eldest, stays in London to climb the unforgiving ladder of the financial sector.
Laika, the youngest, retreats into a contactless digital life in a condo near Wall Street, designing the trading algorithms that will ultimately prove his downfall.
Sharp, topical, and powerful, Hyper is a story about what remains of our humanity in a world increasingly dominated by the flows of capital.
‘Ambitious, epic, heartfelt... I was blown away’ Fredrik Backman
‘A tightly stitched work of melancholy wit and rueful irony… Hyper evokes what it feels like to live now’ Tom Benn
‘Hyper marks the arrival of a significant, keenly perceptive new voice in literature’ Sam Byers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hyper about?
'A fascinating, thrilling novel' Samira Ahmed, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
‘Brilliant…a book of big, heady ideas’ Guardian
‘A state of the nation novel’ TLS
Rafiq Hardi Kermanj, founder of the Communist Party of Kurdistan, has fled Tehran and settled in London. As his three children embrace their new adult lives they each struggle with an increasingly desperate relationship to money:
Siver, the only daughter, escapes into an unhappy marriage in Baghdad before fleeing to raise her daughter as a single mother in Dubai.
Mohammed, the eldest, stays in London to climb the unforgiving ladder of the financial sector.
Laika, the youngest, retreats into a contactless digital life in a condo near Wall Street, designing the trading algorithms that will ultimately prove his downfall.
Sharp, topical, and powerful, Hyper is a story about what remains of our humanity in a world increasingly dominated by the flows of capital.
‘Ambitious, epic, heartfelt... I was blown away’ Fredrik Backman
‘A tightly stitched work of melancholy wit and rueful irony… Hyper evokes what it feels like to live now’ Tom Benn
‘Hyper marks the arrival of a significant, keenly perceptive new voice in literature’ Sam Byers
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Hyper?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Hyper?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784745240
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Hyper?
Agri Ismaïl
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Hyper is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781784745240) and paperback(ISBN 9781529931945) and paperback(ISBN 9781784745257) and ebook(ISBN 9781529919721)
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