{"product_id":"utopia-paperback-7","title":"Utopia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas More\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eChina Miéville\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive-hundred-year anniversary edition of More's \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, with writing from major science fiction writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there has always been a shadow at the heart of \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Mi ville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker..\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Thomas More\u003c\/b\u003e (1478-1535) was a counsellor to Henry VIII of England and a revered Renaissance humanist scholar. He was executed for refusing to acknowledge the king as head of the Church of England and was eventually canonized by the Catholic Church as a result. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-two novels, four collections of essays, seven books of poetry, twelve children's books and over a hundred short stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChina Miéville\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including the \u003ci\u003eThe City and The City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Census-Taker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700692750399,"sku":"9781784787608","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/506d7a2151ebd814874f303cdf6e7ba4.webp?v=1765017779","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/utopia-paperback-7","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}