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Plot & Themes OverviewThe Setting: Set in the post-apocalyptic year of 1990. A devastating third world war has been triggered by massive geopolitical computers.The Narrative: Follows Dr. Martine, a neurosurgeon who returns to the remnants of the United States after spending 18 years hiding on an island in the Indian Ocean.The Core Conflict: He discovers a dystopian, pacifist "Immob" culture. In this society, citizens willingly undergo voluntary amputation of their limbs to suppress aggression, replacing them with robotic cybernetic prosthetics. Tensions flare as global superpowers fight over the rare metal needed to power these prosthetics.Literary Tone: A surreal blend of social satire, anti-war sentiment, and dark absurdism that heavily influenced later writers like J.G. Ballard