{"product_id":"towards-the-end-by-ali-alizadeh-9781925818222","title":"Towards the End","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards the End\u003c\/i\u003e presents the contemporary world as broken and dying, a world that is moving irreversibly towards collapse as well as rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection begins with the speaker's disillusionment with the ideals of capitalism and the ironic realisation that happiness and prosperity may no longer be attainable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe middle section of the collection reflects, with dark humour and controlled anger, on the dysfunction of our socio-political systems and the signs of their disintegration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final poems in the book imagine a universal humanity beyond the failures of the contemporary world, and prophesy global resistance, rejuvenation, and revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection may be described as a fusion of social satire, gothic dystopia, and historical materialism, interwoven with autobiographical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341620363500,"sku":"9781925818222","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18507553482873.jpg?v=1772193105","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/towards-the-end-by-ali-alizadeh-9781925818222","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}