What Genre Is The Giver?

The Giver is a Newbery Medal-winning 1994 science fiction novel by Lois Lowry. The story is set in a seemingly utopian community where there is no pain, hunger, war, or emotions. The protagonist Jonas is chosen to be the next Receiver of Memory; he gradually learns that this idyllic society is not as perfect as it seems. The themes of freedom and choice are explored through Jonas’s relationships with his friends Asher and Fiona, who live with their family in another part of town. The Giver has been translated into more than 40 languages and is frequently used as a text for teaching secondary school students about modern novels and their historical context; it has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide since its initial publication by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 1993. It was adapted into a film in 2014 starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep; this same year also saw an edition of the book that featured illustrations by artist Robert Nappi released by Scholastic with an accompanying audio version read by actor Tim Curry released by Listening Library