{"product_id":"the-divers-game-9780062676122","title":"The Divers' Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the inimitable mind of award-winning author Jesse Ball, a novel about an unsettlingly familiar society that has renounced the concept of equality--and the devastating consequences of unmitigated power\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe old-fashioned struggle for fairness has finally been abandoned. It was a misguided endeavor. The world is divided into two groups, pats and quads. The pats may kill the quads as they like, and do. The quads have no recourse but to continue with their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Divers' Game\u003c\/em\u003e is a thinly veiled description of our society, an extreme case that demonstrates a truth: we must change or our world will collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the effect of constant fear on a life, or on a culture? \u003cem\u003eThe Divers' Game\u003c\/em\u003e explores the consequences of violence through two festivals, and through the dramatic and excruciating examination of a woman's final moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly constructed and achingly tender, \u003cem\u003eThe Divers' Game\u003c\/em\u003e shatters the notion of common decency as the binding agent between individuals, forcing us to consider whether compassion is intrinsic to the human experience. With his signature empathy and ingenuity, Jesse Ball's latest work solidifies his reputation as one of contemporary fiction's most mesmerizing talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBall, Jesse:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJesse Ball is the author of fifteen books, and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is on the faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a winner of \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review's\u003c\/em\u003e Plimpton Prize for Fiction and the \u003cem\u003eGordon Burn\u003c\/em\u003e Prize, and was long-listed for the National Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525364289810,"sku":"9780062676122","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86ef4800-270c-4fb7-9d2e-da24983b186a.jpg?v=1731215866","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-divers-game-9780062676122","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}