{"product_id":"metropolis-9798880908257","title":"Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thea Harbou\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Start Publishing Pd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Start Publishing Pd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Dystopian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e is set in 2026 in a technologically-advanced city which is sustained by the existence of an exploited class of laborers who live underground far away from the gleaming surface world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFreder the son of one of the city's founders falls in love with Maria a girl from the underground. The two worlds are destined to clash and upheaval is inevitable. Can the two lovers survive the coming turmoil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e the novel was written along side the script for the movie. The two works intertwine to give a complete experience much like the film and book versions of \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e one supports the other by bringing clarity and understanding to what the visual virtuosity of the other was meant to convey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is not of today or of the future.\u003cbr\u003eIt tells of no place.\u003cbr\u003eIt serves no cause party or class.\u003cbr\u003eIt has a moral which grows on the pillar of understanding: \u003cbr\u003e\"The mediator between brain and muscle must be the Heart. --Thea Von Harbou\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46443373985943,"sku":"9798880908257","price":2610.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798880908257.webp?v=1769126295","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/metropolis-9798880908257","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}