triple zero

During her final year of studies at the University of Sydney, a young writer finds a job in an emergency call centre. Eight hours a day, she directs people in distress to the police, the fire brigade or the hospital, and finds herself immersed in the human tragedies and ecological disasters that are hitting the country. Over time, this work affects her insidiously: each morning, she wakes up with her body a little more marked by her nights of drift, her mind inhabited by a growing terror. Two centuries earlier, his ancestor, British explorer John Oxley, scoured the wilds of Australia in search of a supposed inland sea. Following him, other men ventured into the desert, pursuing the same chimera that was to justify the occupation of this hostile territory. Triple Zero is a visceral novel where the battered body of the narrator appears increasingly vulnerable, like the Australian continent devastated by megafires and floods. Because how do you find refuge in a permanent state of emergency? Translated from English (Australia) by Brice Matthieussent "Masterfully interweaving the chaotic journey of its main character and the spiraling climate crisis, Triple Zero is a novel that exudes urgency...an original and rich tale of learning in a drifting world. » The Financial Times