Description
A darkly comic and intellectually audacious novel, this work turns the rituals of polite middle-class sociability into a searching examination of collective morality. Through a series of increasingly uncanny dinner parties and recurring encounters, familiar conversations become distorted reflections of a society governed by status, money, time, and the pressure to conform. Blending mordant satire, absurdist humor, and philosophical speculation, the novel explores alienation, complicity, and the uneasy boundary between civility and cruelty. Its recursive structure and flamboyant prose offer a provocative, destabilizing portrait of modern life—and a wickedly entertaining one.
Available Editions
paperback
Grove Press
Published Jan 1, 2026
ISBN: 9780802166296
Reviews
No ratings yet. Be the first!
No written reviews yet.
Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Quantity Theory of Morality by Will Self.