{"product_id":"moxyland-paperback","title":"Moxyland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Beukes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Beukes's frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable follows four narrators living in a dystopian near-future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kendra, an art-school dropout, brands herself for a nanotech marketing program. Lerato, an ambitious AIDS baby, plots to defect from her corporate employers. Tendeka, a hot-headed activist, is becoming increasingly rabid. Toby, a roguish blogger, discovers that the video games he plays for cash are much more than they seem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a collision course that will rewire their lives, these characters crackle with bold and infectious ideas, connecting a ruthless corporate-apartheid government with video games, biotech attack dogs, slippery online identities, a township soccer school, shocking cell phones, addictive branding, and genetically modified art. Taking hedonistic trends in society to their ultimate conclusions, Lauren Beukes spins a tale of a utopia gone wrong, satirically undermining the idea of progress as society's white knight.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Beukes\u003c\/b\u003e writes novels, comics and screeplays. She's the author of the critically-acclaimed international bestseller \u003ci\u003eBroken Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, about a time traveling serial killer; Zoo City, a phantasmagorical Joburg noir and winner of the 2011 Arthur C Clarke Award; and the neo-political thriller \u003ci\u003eMoxyland\u003c\/i\u003e. She worked as a journalist and as show runner on one of the South Africa's biggest animated TV shows, directed an award-winning documentary, and wrote the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eFairest: The Hidden Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694817841215,"sku":"9780316267915","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ed7ea11eea97f9b8390e4dd8e61ab87c.webp?v=1765002154","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/moxyland-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}