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Michael DeForge\u2019s new book<\/em> Familiar Face<\/a> imagines a society in which<\/em> the acceleration of capitalism has reached a feverish peak. In the name of optimization, the world is constantly reshaping itself. Citizens wake each morning in unfamiliar bodies, their features wholly transformed; the map shuffles weekly, sometimes even daily, resulting in inescapable culs-de-sac and sudden dead ends. \u201cThe street you were driving on,\u201d the narrator remarks, \u201cwould fold in on itself without any warning.\u201d The nature of these mandatory updates remains shrouded in mystery, though they\u2019re conducted under the guise of progress. In the excerpt below, the protagonist of the book returns home from her job, contends with her new bodies, and stumbles across an old photo album labeled \u201cLong Weekend.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Michael DeForge was born in 1987 and is currently on a treadmill.<\/em><\/p>\n

Familiar Face<\/a>,<\/em> by Michael DeForge, is in stores now. Excerpt courtesy Drawn & Quarterly.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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