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Nordic dream or nightmare?: The Mark, by Frida Isberg, reviewed

A test has been developed in Iceland to assess a citizen’s sensitivity and potential for anti-social behaviour. Will the looming referendum make it compulsory?

Caption reads: Frida Isberg. [Gassi]
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  • The Mark

    Frida Isberg, translated by Larissa Kyzer

    Faber, pp. 304, £16

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