{"product_id":"2084-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"2084: The End of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoualem Sansal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"sharply satirical\" novel about an oppressive religious dictatorship and one man's discovery of an underground resistance (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2015 Winner of the Le Grand Prix du Roman de l'Acad mie fran aise\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tribute to George Orwell's dystopian classic \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e and a cry of protest against totalitarianism of all kinds, Boualem Sansal's \u003cem\u003e2084\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a near future in which religious extremists have established a caliphate that forbids autonomous thought. In the year 2084, in the kingdom of Abistan--named after the prophet Abi, earthly messenger of the god Y lah--citizens submit to a single god, demonstrating their devotion by kneeling in prayer nine times a day. Remembering the past is forbidden, and an omnipresent surveillance system instantly informs the authorities of every deviant act, thought, or idea.\u003cbr\u003eThe kingdom is blessed and its citizens are happy, filled with purpose and piety. Those who are not--the heretics--are put to death by stoning or beheading in city squares. But Ati has met people who think differently: In ghettos and caves, hidden from the authorities, exist the last living heretics and free-thinkers of Abistan. Under their influence, Ati begins to doubt. He begins to think. Now, he will have to defend his thoughts with his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e2084\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a rare, powerful book, at the intersection of fable and lampoon, of satire and science fiction,\" a cry of freedom, a gripping novel of ideas, and an indictment of the kind of closed-minded fundamentalism that threatens our democracies and the ideals on which they are founded (\u003ci\u003eLire\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Alison Anderson's deft and intelligent translation  conveys] Sansal's abhorrence of a system that controls people's minds, while explaining that the religion was not originally evil but has been corrupted. A moving and cautionary story.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A powerful novel that celebrates resistance.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoualem Sansal \u003c\/b\u003eis the Arab world's most courageous and controversial novelist. His first novel to appear in English (\u003ci\u003eThe German Mujahid\u003c\/i\u003e, Europa 2009) was the first work of fiction by an Arab writer to acknowledge the Holocaust in print. He started writing novels at the age of fifty, shortly after retiring as a high-ranking official in the Algerian government. He was awarded the prestigious Prix du Roman Arabe in 2012, and the German Peace Prize in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44316166324326,"sku":"9781609453664","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TVhHeXBVZ0JMakhsNkZ5N3RXQ1RCUT09.webp?v=1767984694","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/2084-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}