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The Humans

The Humans

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

An alien lands on Earth with a mission: observe humanity and report back. He assumes the identity of a Cambridge professor, but finds himself increasingly bewildered by human behavior, from their strange customs to their capacity for both love and violence. As his time on Earth extends, his initial disgust begins to shift into something more complex.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingReflectiveComplexFunny
Fish Out of WaterSecret Identity

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy

About the author

M
Matt Haig

Matt Haig is an English author and journalist born in Sheffield in 1975. He writes both fiction and non-fiction for adults and children, often in speculative fiction, exploring themes of mental health, mortality and what it means to be alive. His novels include The Midnight Library, The Humans, How to Stop Time and The Radleys; his memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages.

Characters

Andrew MartinProtagonist
Professor NewtonProtagonist
All characters in The Humans

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