{"product_id":"9781846689192-retail-1985","title":"1985","description":"In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right.  Part two is Burgess' own dystopic vision, written in 1978. He skewers both the present and the future, describing a state where industrial disputes and social unrest compete with overwhelming surveillance, security concerns and the dominance of technology to make life a thing to be suffered rather than lived.  Together these two works form a unique guide to one of the twentieth century's most talented, imaginative and prescient writers. Several decades later, Burgess' most singular work still stands.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48878237450459,"sku":"9781846689192-RETAIL","price":21.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0304bfb1-23b7-4606-a272-6eed4028c1f0.jpg?v=1781527891","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781846689192-retail-1985","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}