{"product_id":"everything-belongs-to-the-future-paperback","title":"Everything Belongs to the Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Penny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime is a weapon wielded by the rich, who have excess of it, against the rest, who must trade every breath of it against the promise of another day's food and shelter. What kind of world have we made, where human beings can live centuries if only they can afford the fix? What kind of creatures have we become? The same as we always were, but keener.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the ancient heart of Oxford University, the ultra-rich celebrate their vastly extended lifespans. But a few surprises are in store for them. From Nina and Alex, Margo and Fidget, scruffy anarchists sharing living space with an ever-shifting cast of crusty punks and lost kids. And also from the scientist who invented the longevity treatment in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything Belongs to the Future\u003c\/em\u003e is a bloody-minded tale of time, betrayal, desperation, and hope that could only have been told by the inimitable Laurie Penny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The scariest, most enduring dystopias walk a fine line between parable and prediction. Penny erases that line. In this made-up story, the rich speciate from the poor; in our real world, working class lifespans are declining as the one percent live ever longer lives at ever-greater removes from the rest of us. This is no mere literary device. This is a pitiless allegory, calculated to enrage and terrify its readers.\" -- Cory Doctorow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Penny is a contributing editor and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and a frequent writer on social justice, pop culture, gender issues, and digital politics for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew Inquiry, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSalon, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNation, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVice, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Her blog \u003ci\u003ePenny Red\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2010. In 2012, Britain's \u003ci\u003eTatler\u003c\/i\u003e magazine described her as one of the top \"100 people who matter.\" Her nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable Things: Sex, Lies, and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Bloomsbury (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723175202879,"sku":"9780765388285","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ca4a96063d7801564c32dee1f980efc9.webp?v=1765098269","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/everything-belongs-to-the-future-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}