{"product_id":"surrender-paperback-2","title":"Surrender - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Loriga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarolina de Robertis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] riveting, and original, achievement.\"--\u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning Spanish author Ray Loriga comes a dystopian novel about authority, manipulation, and the disappearance of privacy that \"calls to mind \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e by Margaret Atwood [and] \u003ci\u003eBlindness\u003c\/i\u003e by José Saramago\" (Alfaguara Prize Winner Citation).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ten long years have passed since war first broke out, and one couple still does not know the whereabouts of their children, or what their country is even fighting for. They follow orders and their lives go by simply, routinely, until--one day--a mute boy walks onto their property. When the authorities announce that the area needs to be evacuated and that everyone must relocate to \"the transparent city,\" the three leave together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At first, the city proves to be a paradise: a stunning glass dome of endless highways, buildings, trains, and markets. Everything its inhabitants need is provided to them--food, protection, shelter--and the family quickly, unquestioningly, settles into their new life. But, soon, a sinister underlay begins to emerge. Neither secrets nor walls are permitted here, and strict order, authoritarian calm, and transparency must always reign supreme. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a society in which everything private is public, the most chilling portent of our future emerges. \u003ci\u003eSurrender\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent novel about dignity and rebellion and the lengths we go to preserve love, hope, and humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Loriga envisions in this gripping tale an unsettling dystopia in which all secrets are forbidden...This memorable page-turner will appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRAY LORIGA is an author, screenwriter, and film director. \u003ci\u003eSurrender\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Alfaguara Prize in Spain in 2017, is his third novel to be published in the United States. His previous, \u003ci\u003e Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e, received rave reviews in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. His work has been translated into fourteen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760959619360,"sku":"9781328528520","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7aefecf48a89bbcc6a0eae11450bf700.webp?v=1780195299","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/surrender-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}