A dystopian, social science fiction novel about the importance of memory, individualism and identity construction. 12 year-old Jonas lives in a society where the ruling force is ‘Sameness’. A life without colours, pain or past. Everyone is assigned their job at the age of twelve. No uncertainty, no problems. The only person who safekeeps the memories from a time before ‘Sameness’ is the Reciever of Memories. When Jonas is assigned this job, he has a hard time adjusting to this role and an even harder time deciphering what the truth about the society he has grown up in is.

Novel · United States · 1993