{"product_id":"universality-9780593977316","title":"Universality","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - \"A bold and memorable achievement.\"--The Booker Prize 2025 judges\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemember--words are your weapons, they're your tools, your currency\u003c\/i\u003e a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power, hailed as \"a nesting doll of satire that leaves readers uncertain where their loyalties lie\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Original, vital, and unputdownable.\"--Tess Gunty, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rabbit Hutch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN NPR AND \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate one night on a Yorkshire farm, in the midst of an illegal rave, a young man is nearly bludgeoned to death with a solid gold bar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ambitious young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic newspaper columnist, and a radical anarchist movement that has taken up residence on the farm. She solves the mystery, but her viral exposé raises more questions than it answers. Through a voyeuristic lens, and with a simmering power, \u003ci\u003eUniversality\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling novel from one of the most acclaimed young novelists working today, \u003ci\u003eUniversality\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, unsettling celebration of the spectacular, appalling force of language. It dares you to look away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593977316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"Natasha Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418893480117,"sku":"9780593977316","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b0588d0d-f944-49ee-b48e-a8883687ff34.jpg?v=1775570702","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/universality-9780593977316","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}