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"Elvia Wilk's Oval is a marvel. At the core of this seductive, acute, superbly-contemporary update of mid-period J.G. Ballard lies a deep-beating, deep-dreaming heart." -- Jonathan Lethem"A fascinating near-future exploration of relationships, sustainability, and power. An extraordinarily accomplished debut novel." -- Jeff VanderMeer, author of Borne and AnnihilationIn the near future, Berlin's real estate is being flipped in the name of "sustainability," only to make the city even more unaffordable; artists are employed by corporations as consultants, and the weather is acting strange. When Anja and Louis are offered a rent-free home on an artificial mountain -- yet another eco-friendly initiative run by a corporation -- they seize the opportunity, but it isn't long before the experimental house begins malfunctioning.