{"product_id":"the-mere-future-paperback","title":"The Mere Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClever word craft, poetic political satire and biting humor on every page.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paperback edition of Sarah Schulman's dystopian satire about urban mores set in New York sometime in the future, when the city has morphed into an idealized version of itself: where rent is cheap, homelessness is nonexistent, and the only job left is marketing. But all is not as it seems, culminating in a murder committed by a prominent New Yorker and a resulting trial that transfixes the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKessler Award-winner \u003cb\u003eSarah Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e's other books include \u003ci\u003eRat Bohemia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTies that Bind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Schulman: Sarah Schulman is the author of fourteen books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eRat Bohemia, Empathy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Child, \u003c\/i\u003e and the non-fiction book \u003ci\u003eTies That Bind: Familial Homophbia and Its Consequences.\u003c\/i\u003e Her many awards include a Guggenheim, Fulbright and the 2009 Kessler Award for her \"Sustained Contribution to LGBT Studies.\" She is a Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at CUNY, College of Staten Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 183\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167436542087,"sku":"9781551524245","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/43063938ffa41892bc8246c0cee8a687.webp?v=1733327644","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-mere-future-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}