{"product_id":"one-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"One (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Karp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Boakes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a dateless future, a seemingly benevolent totalitarian State has eliminated poverty, crime, war, and religious intolerance and brought the happiness of conformity to its people. Professor Burden thinks he too is a loyal citizen, but the Department of Internal Examination discovers that he secretly values his individuality. Believing Burden to be a threat to the continued existence of the State, an examiner named Lark decides to cure him of his heresy and return him to being a normal, productive member of society--by persuasion if possible, but by complete obliteration of his identity if necessary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1953, \u003cem\u003eOne \u003c\/em\u003eearned critical comparisons to the great dystopian novels of Orwell and Huxley. It is both a gripping psychological thriller and an indictment of totalitarianism which, as Philip Boakes argues in the new introduction to this edition, is more relevant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The publishers have bracketed this novel with\u003cem\u003e Darkness at Noon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, which I at first thought presumptuous; but now, after reading it, I am inclined to agree.\" - Cyril Connolly, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" P]erhaps even more terrifying  than Orwell's \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e].\" - \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thriller, though physical danger is rarely present; a detective story without a detective; a vibrant chase without physical movement; and a restatement of an important ethical point which probably badly needs to be restated now. Compared to it, most of the Utopian writing of this century ... is mere science fiction.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712229281855,"sku":"9781943910847","price":36.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8fbaa64db64f91226caa775545aa7054.webp?v=1765061075","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/one-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}