{"product_id":"ply-a-novel-by-hernan-diaz","title":"Ply: A Novel | Hernan Diaz","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003eA Future Without the State. A Machine That Could Rewrite Reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis majestic. A cracked mirror world, a lot like ours; peopled by survivors, a lot like us; sentences so fine they break the skin; a plot that swerves through loss, love, trust, betrayal, art, science, society and control.” —David Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Trust turns to the future with a novel that examines the place of technology in the American imagination\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCenturies from now, at the dawn of a historical epoch filled with both uncertainty and promise, an orphan is adrift in a city on the brink of a great transformation. The state has been dismantled, and humans are reinventing social bonds and learning new ways to coexist with nature. Following a childhood defined by loss, survival, and found family, the orphan grows up to become a “pincher,” someone who steals electricity from the grid to sell it on the black market. It’s a high-risk life, one that brings her into a rich downtown art and music scene where she powers underground concerts. It also leads her to a colossal scientific invention that could be either a contraption devised by a deranged mind or a machine that will change the very fabric of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter rewriting America’s past with his two previous novels, Hernan Diaz now gives us a glimpse into the future. Ply questions the place of technology in the American experiment with a plot that grabs both heart and mind. It is a novel of ideas built from a story of people. Combining Dickensian odyssey, family drama, and scientific thriller, Ply poignantly charts the tenuous boundaries of selfhood and the distance that inevitably stands between us and those we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Literary+Fiction\"\u003e文學小說 ｜ Literary Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Science+Fiction\"\u003e科幻小說 ｜ Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Speculative+Fiction\"\u003e思辨小說 ｜ Speculative Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Literary+Science+Fiction\"\u003e文學科幻 ｜ Literary Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Future+Society\"\u003e未來社會 ｜ Future Society\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Technology+Society\"\u003e科技與社會 ｜ Technology \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Social+Science+Fiction\"\u003e社會科幻 ｜ Social Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Family+Drama\"\u003e家庭小說 ｜ Family Drama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/search?q=Scientific+Thriller\"\u003e科學驚悚 ｜ Scientific Thriller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hernan Diaz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51692086329650,"sku":"9780593719541","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4772\/5106\/files\/9780593719541.jpg?v=1788292879","url":"https:\/\/starryferrybooks.com\/products\/ply-a-novel-by-hernan-diaz","provider":"Starry Ferry Books 星渡書店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}