{"product_id":"9780349004068-oryx-and-crake","title":"Oryx And Crake","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe outrageous imagination of Margaret Atwood has never been better. Dark, witty, scary and very credible, this is a mystery, an adventure story, a page-turner and a brilliant novel. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE HANDMAID'S TALE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST VOLUME IN ATWOOD'S DARKLY WITTY \u003ci\u003eMADDADDAM \u003c\/i\u003eTRILOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shocking and darkly humorous\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003cb\u003e A book to galvanise' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Towering and intrepid \u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAtwood does Orwell one better'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Both profound and impish \u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAtwood is one of the most impressively ambitious writers of our time' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/i\u003e is Atwood at her best - dark, dry, scabrously witty, yet moving and studded with flashes of pure poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPEDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human. He lives in a tree, dresses himself in old bedsheets, and now calls himself Snowman. He mourns the loss of his best friend, Crake. And the voice of Oryx, the woman they both loved, teasingly haunts him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore, Snowman had led a privileged life. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Was he himself in any way at fault? Why has he now been left alone with his bizarre memories? And why are the green-eyed, more-than-perfect Children of Crake seemingly his responsibility?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSearching for answers, Snowman embarks on a journey through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride - a near future that is outlandish yet all too familiar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and remarkably imagined \u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eit joins \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e in the distinguished company of novels [like] \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine, Brave New World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful vision'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Atwood's dry wit makes dystopia fun'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and remarkably imagined'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A roll of dry, black, parodic laughter'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31644153380961,"sku":"9780349004068","price":9.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29818513.jpg?v=1725782895","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349004068-oryx-and-crake","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}