{"product_id":"they-9781946022288","title":"They","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dark, dystopian portrait of artists struggling to resist violent suppression--\"queer, English, a masterpiece.\" (Hilton Als)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet amid the rolling hills and the sandy shingle beaches of coastal Sussex, this disquieting novel depicts an England in which bland conformity is the terrifying order of the day. Violent gangs roam the country destroying art and culture and brutalizing those who resist the purge. As the menacing \"They\" creep ever closer, a loosely connected band of dissidents attempt to evade the chilling mobs, but it's only a matter of time until their luck runs out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 1977 South-East Arts Literature Prize, Kay Dick's \u003ci\u003eThey\u003c\/i\u003e is an uncanny and prescient vision of a world hostile to beauty, emotion, and the individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKay Dick \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-2001) was the first female director of an English publishing house, promoted to the role at the age of twenty-six and mixing with what she described \"a louche set\" that included Ivy Compton-Burnett, Stevie Smith, and Muriel Spark. From the 1940s through the '60s, she and her long-term partner, the novelist Kathleen Farrell, were at the heart of the London literary scene. She published seven novels, a study of the commedia dell'arte, and two volumes of literary interviews. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Scholes\u003c\/b\u003e is a critic who lives in London, and is an editor at McNally Editions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McNally Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613469610258,"sku":"9781946022288","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_575fd73e-08c5-44c3-bd2b-5553030e0c5f.jpg?v=1732403105","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/they-9781946022288","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}