{"product_id":"9781849350020","title":"Mythmakers and Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Basically, anarchy is in fact the only political position that is actually possible.”—from the interview with Alan Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eV for Vendetta\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all know that there is a deeply entwined relationship between personal politics and works of fiction. For centuries, authors have used the veil of fiction to cast a critical eye toward the larger society around them: think of Émile Zola, Victor Hugo, Issac Asimov, Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley, J.R.R. Tolkien, H.G. Wells, and even Mary Shelley. Now, for the first time, in an unprecedented new release from AK Press, some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction discuss this relationship with a specific focus on anarchist politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSci-fi powerhouses Ursula K. LeGuin, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, and Lewis Shiner join activist authors Derrick Jensen, Starhawk, Cristy C. Road, and a variety of other up-and-coming young writers in a series of interviews that explore fiction’s deeply political roots. Ranging in scope from serious political discussions to hilarious personal anecdotes, the interviews collected here paint an intimate portrait of the author as a political agent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled and annotated by \u003ci\u003eSteamPunk Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e founder Margaret Killjoy, and with an introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson, \u003ci\u003eMythmakers and Lawbreakers\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and highly readable book—a must-read for any serious fan of sci-fi or political fiction, and a useful tool for both new and seasoned authors interested in developing their own political utopias.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060249575664,"sku":"9781849350020","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849350020_p0.jpg?v=1763752389","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849350020","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}