{"product_id":"on-certainty-by-karla-kelsey-9781632431202","title":"On Certainty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLyrical poems that tell the story of a nameless woman navigating a technological dystopia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the poems of \u003cem\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e, an unnamed woman in a strangely familiar dystopia narrates a story of power and decline, where the Tyrant has gained ascendency and the Philosopher is dying. Here, the Tyrant rules over a decimated ecology filled with android deer, burnt towns, and exhausted individuals dependent on virtual reality augmentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn choosing whether to take the Philosopher’s place in a struggle against the Tyrant, the narrator must consider how her decision may perpetuate the currently existing catastrophic systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together speculative fiction, philosophical aphorism, lyric fragment, and documentary technique, \u003cem\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e echoes the contemporary world that can feel simultaneously quotidian and strange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471317090540,"sku":"9781632431202","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781632431202-on-certainty.jpg?v=1775238879","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/on-certainty-by-karla-kelsey-9781632431202","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}