{"product_id":"game-control-9780061239502","title":"Game Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet against the vivid backdrop of modern-day Africa--a continent now primarily populated with wildlife of the two-legged sort--Lionel Shriver's \u003cem\u003eGame Control \u003c\/em\u003eis a wry, grimly comic tale of bad ideas and good intentions. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanor Merritt, a do-gooding American family-planning worker, was drawn to Kenya to improve the lot of the poor. Unnervingly, she finds herself falling in love with the beguiling Calvin Piper despite, or perhaps because of, his misanthropic theories about population control and the future of the human race. Surely, Calvin whispers seductively in Eleanor's ear, if the poor are a responsibility they are also an imposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a deft, droll touch, Shriver highlights the hypocrisy of lofty intellectuals who would \"save\" humanity but who don't like people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShriver, Lionel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLionel Shriver's\u003c\/strong\u003e fiction includes \u003cem\u003eThe Mandibles\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eProperty\u003c\/em\u003e; the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eSo Much for Tha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003et\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Post-Birthday World\u003c\/em\u003e; and the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u003c\/em\u003e, adapted for a 2010 film starring Tilda Swinton. Her journalism has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. She's a regular columnist for the \u003cem\u003eSpectator \u003c\/em\u003ein Britain and \u003cem\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e in the US. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923893096722,"sku":"9780061239502","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30cf7138-3553-41fb-a625-404e40eafb47.jpg?v=1738964168","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/game-control-9780061239502","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}