{"product_id":"mania-9780008658717","title":"Mania","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lionel Shriver\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Merciless… a welcome distraction' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Best Books of 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat if calling someone stupid was illegal?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a reality not too distant from our own, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Exams and grades are discarded and you don't need a qualification to be a doctor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen best friends Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war, their relationship begins to fracture. And soon, Pearson’s determination to cling onto the 'old, bigoted way of thinking' begins to endanger her job, her safety and even her family…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHilarious, deadpan and scathing, MANIA is a frighteningly plausible glimpse into what the world could become – or is already – from the pen of a master storyteller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45847732748439,"sku":"9780008658717","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780008658717.webp?v=1769296994","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mania-9780008658717","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}