{"product_id":"2026200009220-secondhand-the-permit","title":"The Permit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Permit is a satirical novel by Donald Horne, the renowned Australian author best known for his landmark cultural critique The Lucky Country. Set in a fictional bureaucratic dystopia, the novel chronicles the absurd odyssey of an ordinary citizen ensnared in the suffocating red tape of an all-powerful government permit system. With sharp wit and biting irony, Horne skewers the machinery of modern bureaucracy, illustrating how faceless institutions reduce individuals to helpless supplicants. The narrative unfolds with a darkly comic tone that is equal parts Kafkaesque and quintessentially Australian, presenting a pointed commentary on conformity, authority, and the erosion of personal freedom. A prescient and entertaining work, it stands as a testament to Horne's incisive social intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48893812670683,"sku":"2026200009220-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/513c250b-7a18-4a01-874f-a1fd9896d7f1.png?v=1782040640","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009220-secondhand-the-permit","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}