{"product_id":"9781943910847","title":"One (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a dateless future, a seemingly benevolent totalitarian State has eliminated poverty, crime, war, and religious intolerance and brought the happiness of conformity to its people. Professor Burden thinks he too is a loyal citizen, but the Department of Internal Examination discovers that he secretly values his individuality. Believing Burden to be a threat to the continued existence of the State, an examiner named Lark decides to cure him of his heresy and return him to being a normal, productive member of society—by persuasion if possible, but by complete obliteration of his identity if necessary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1953, \u003cem\u003eOne \u003c\/em\u003eearned critical comparisons to the great dystopian novels of Orwell and Huxley. It is both a gripping psychological thriller and an indictment of totalitarianism which, as Philip Boakes argues in the new introduction to this edition, is more relevant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The publishers have bracketed this novel with\u003cem\u003e Darkness at Noon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, which I at first thought presumptuous; but now, after reading it, I am inclined to agree.” - Cyril Connolly, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[P]erhaps even more terrifying [than Orwell’s \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e].” - \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thriller, though physical danger is rarely present; a detective story without a detective; a vibrant chase without physical movement; and a restatement of an important ethical point which probably badly needs to be restated now. Compared to it, most of the Utopian writing of this century ... is mere science fiction.” - \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040602472688,"sku":"9781943910847","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943910847_p0.jpg?v=1763803008","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943910847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}