Alex Garland Faber and Faber, 2004, London, brožovaná s přebalem, jazyk anglický, stránky nečíslovány, jako nová. A young man is brutally assaulted in an underground train. Beaten unconscious, he lies for days in a hospital bed - but appears to make a full recovery. On discharge from hospital, Carl picks up the threads of his daily life, until he starts noticing strange leaps in his perception of time, distortions in his experience.