{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-utopias-9798233436611","title":"The Ministry of Utopias","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hichem Karoui\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Global East-West Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Global East-West Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Absurdist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a \"Utopia\" becomes a meme? Explore the hilarious and harrowing world of \u003cem\u003eThe Ministry of Utopias\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a city of holographic rainbows and cloud-seeded glitter, Tariq Al-Asmar is a relic: a man who still believes that two plus two equals four. As Deputy Director of Reality Audits, he is tasked with maintaining the facade of a perfect society. But the facade is peeling-literally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \"Smile Building\" to the sinking \"Empathy Island,\" author Buraq takes readers on a journey through a bureaucracy held together by illicit tea and weaponized spreadsheets. As the Ministry attempts to launch an AI-driven \"Dome of Euphoria,\" Tariq must navigate a landscape of \"synergy dividends\" and \"kinetic joy-vectors\" to save his own sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ministry of Utopias\u003c\/em\u003e is a global satire that speaks to anyone who has ever felt lost in a sea of corporate buzzwords. It is a story about the resilience of the human spirit in the face of mandated happiness and the \"spin of the century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHichem Karoui brings a unique, cross-cultural perspective to this tale of modern ambition gone wrong. This is not just a story about a fictional Principality; it is a mirror held up to our own \"hyper-saturated attention economy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global East-West Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47569076027543,"sku":"9798233436611","price":4120.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233436611.webp?v=1774872946","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-ministry-of-utopias-9798233436611","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}