{"product_id":"they-a-sequence-of-unease-9781946022288","title":"They: A Sequence of Unease","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rediscovered dystopian classic about artists struggling to resist violent suppression--\"queer, English, a masterpiece.\" (Hilton Als)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet amid the rolling hills and the sandy, shingle beaches of coastal Sussex, this disquieting novel depicts an England in which bland conformity and cultural amnesia are the terrifying order of the day. Violent gangs roam the country destroying art and culture and brutalizing those who resist the purge. A loosely connected band attempts to evade the chilling mobs, but as the menacing \"They\" creep ever closer, it's only a matter of time before the dissidents' luck runs out. When it first appeared in 1977, Kay Dick's novel startled readers with its eerie, haunting power. As Lucy Scholes observes in her afterword, the novel's power lies in its mysteries: the elusive, automaton-like \"They,\" the narrator whose gender is never revealed, and the androgynous relationships portrayed with unusual frankness. More than a dystopian allegory, \u003ci\u003eThey\u003c\/i\u003e can be read as a cry for artistic and personal freedom by a writer who refused to live by society's rules. Prescient, chilling, and uncannily resonant today, it stands as Kay Dick's masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Dick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McNally Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946022288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Scholes writes for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, Financial Times, the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e Daily, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and is an editor at McNally Editions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kay Dick \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674880884893,"sku":"9781946022288","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4bcf6e10-b718-48da-8d43-27822fe097e1.jpg?v=1771915406","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/they-a-sequence-of-unease-9781946022288","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}