{"product_id":"metropolis-a-positronic-book-hardcover","title":"Metropolis: A Positronic Book - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThea Von Harbou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe visionary science fiction novel that inspired Fritz Lang's landmark 1927 film and defined the architecture of dystopian modernity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1925, \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e presents a towering future city divided with mechanical precision between privilege and labour. Above ground, the sons and daughters of the elite live in gardens and glittering towers; below, workers toil endlessly in the depths, sustaining the vast industrial machine upon which the city depends. When Freder, the idealistic son of the city's master, witnesses the suffering beneath the surface, he begins a journey that challenges the rigid order of his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThea von Harbou's novel expands upon the film's visual grandeur with psychological and political depth, exploring class division, technological domination, and the uneasy relationship between power and conscience. Blending prophetic science fiction with mythic symbolism, \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e remains a foundational work of early twentieth-century speculative literature-its imagery of machines, masses, and monumental cities continuing to shape the genre's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work at once romantic and mechanistic, \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a defining text of European dystopian fiction and an enduring meditation on the costs of progress without compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532493926621,"sku":"9781515448808","price":47.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VtQ-F0DLwm9781515448808.webp?v=1788975645","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/metropolis-a-positronic-book-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}