The Faculty of Indifference
The Faculty of Indifference by Guy Ware, published by Salt Publishing in 2019, is a literary fiction work that delves into the complexities of a life spent in counter-terrorism. The narrative follows Robert Exley, who is tasked with ensuring that nothing ever happens, a role that becomes increasingly complicated as he navigates the shadows of his past, including the lingering presence of his deceased wife and the challenges posed by his son’s departure from home. This edition spans 291 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will encounter a blend of dark comedy and existential themes as Exley grapples with his obligations and the unexpected revelations that arise from his work. The story intertwines elements of personal loss, encrypted communication, and the absurdities of bureaucracy, all while exploring the intersections of torture, boredom, and love. As Exley confronts the chaos of a colleague’s case that leads him to a shocking discovery, the narrative invites reflection on the nature of existence and the burdens of memory.
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This is what a bad day looks like: a day when something happens.Robert Exley works for the Faculty: he spends his life making sure that nothing ever happens. In counter-terrorism, that’s your job.His wife worked there, too. She’s been dead for years, but somehow she’s never far away. Now their bookish son is leaving home. He writes an encrypted journal Exley feels obliged to decode, to read the things they cannot talk about.When Exley takes on a colleague’s case, it leads to a flat full of explosives, guns and cash. The trouble is, it’s the wrong flat. And when Exley finds a man in an orange jumpsuit shackled to the floor deep beneath the Faculty’s offices, everything he thinks he knows turns inside out.Mixing Beckett and St Augustine, prison diaries, Japanese Go and Greek tragedy, The Faculty of Indifference is a profoundly black comedy about torture, boredom, suicide and love. Trapped in the moment between an intolerable past and so much worse to come, Exley finds there’s nothing he can do but live.
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