Universality

A Novel

De: Natasha Brown

Narrado por: Norma Butikofer, Anushka Chakravarti, Clare Corbett, Daniel Weyman

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A bold and memorable achievement.”—The Booker Prize 2025 judges

Remember—words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency: a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power, hailed as “a nesting doll of satire that leaves readers uncertain where their loyalties lie” (Financial Times)

“Original, vital, and unputdownable.”—Tess Gunty, National Book Award-winning author of The Rabbit Hutch

Late one night on a Yorkshire farm, in the midst of an illegal rave, a young man is nearly bludgeoned to death with a solid gold bar.

An ambitious young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic newspaper columnist, and a radical anarchist movement that has taken up residence on the farm. She solves the mystery, but her viral exposé raises more questions than it answers. Through a voyeuristic lens, and with a simmering power, Universality focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.

A thrilling novel from one of the most acclaimed young novelists working today, Universality is a compelling, unsettling celebration of the spectacular, appalling force of language. It dares you to look away.

©2025 Natasha Brown (P)2025 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Brown is one of our most intelligent voices writing today, able to block out the short-term chatter around both identity and language in order to excavate much more uncomfortable truths.”—The Guardian

“[Brown] has a sharp, unrelenting eye for the tangled dynamics that simmer underneath the surface of social interactions. . . . Universality is the sort of book that forces you to question yourself.”—The Independent

“Brings to mind a modern Jane Austen.”—The Financial Times

Decent story, good performances

The performances were excellent. Story was slightly above average, but nothing ground breaking. I can see why there is a lot of hype around this book, it just wasn’t what I expected or hoped for.