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Tao Lin - A Message of Unknown Purpose

Tao Lin's curious tale about an elderly prisoner in 2042 who depicts a society addicted to sleep. Read by Peter Marinker. From June 2014.

Peter Marinker reads Tao Lin's curious tale about the discovery of a message from the future in which an elderly prisoner talks about the invention and misuse of a sleep machine. "In 2042, after major worldwide catastrophes in the second and third decades of the 21st century, the world is drastically different. It's much, much worse and maybe more exciting, depending on who you ask." A vision emerges of a society addicted to sleep.

Produced by Gemma Jenkins

In reviewing cult author and poet Tao Lin's novel, Taipei, the TLS writes, "a daring, urgent voice for a malfunctioning age"

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Jan 201900:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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ReaderPeter Marinker
ProducerGemma Jenkins
WriterTao Lin

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  • Sun 22 Jun 201400:30
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  • Sun 31 Jul 201600:30
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  • Thu 17 Jan 201918:15
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  • Fri 18 Jan 201900:15
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