{"product_id":"2940169093810","title":"Gnomon: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the widely acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gone-Away World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTigerman\u003c\/i\u003e comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the world of \u003ci\u003eGnomon\u003c\/i\u003e, citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency.' Every action is seen, every word is recorded, and the System has access to its citizens' thoughts and memoriesamp;mdash;all in the name of providing the safest society in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. The System doesn't make mistakes, but something isn't right about the circumstances surrounding Hunter's death. Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector and a true believer in the System, is assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, what she finds isn't Hunter but rather a panorama of characters within Hunter's psyche: a lovelorn financier in Athens who has a mystical experience with a shark; a brilliant alchemist in ancient Carthage confronting the unexpected outcome of her invention; an expat Ethiopian painter in London designing a controversial new video game, and a sociopathic disembodied intelligence from the distant future. Embedded in the memories of these impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to find out what Hunter is hiding. The staggering consequences of what she finds will reverberate throughout the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling, panoramic achievement, and Nick Harkaway's most brilliant work to date, \u003ci\u003eGnomon\u003c\/i\u003e is peerless and profound, captivating and irreverent, as it pierces through strata of reality and consciousness and illuminates how to set a mind free. It is a truly accomplished novel from a mind possessing a matchless wit infused with a deep humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168850985200,"sku":"2940169093810","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169093810_p0.jpg?v=1763671834","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169093810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}