{"product_id":"metropolis-thea-von-von-harbou-9781515448815","title":"Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e is set in 2026 in a technologically-advanced city, which is sustained by the existence of an exploited class of laborers who live underground, far away from the gleaming surface world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreder, the son of one of the city's founders, falls in love with Maria, a girl from the underground. The two worlds are destined to clash and upheaval is inevitable. Can the two lovers survive the coming turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetropolis \u003c\/em\u003ethe novel was written along side the script for the movie. The two works intertwine to give a complete experience, much like the film and book versions of \u003cem\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, one supports the other by bringing clarity and understanding to what the visual virtuosity of the other was meant to convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThis book is not of today or of the future.\u003cbr\u003e It tells of no place.\u003cbr\u003e It serves no cause, party or class.\u003cbr\u003e It has a moral which grows on the pillar of understanding: \u003cbr\u003e \"The mediator between brain and muscle must be the Heart. --Thea Von Harbou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thea Von Von Harbou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515448819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515448815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Positronic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Thea Von Von Harbou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485534204159,"sku":"9781515448815","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d51439b-cf8f-43e9-9a52-37546214dfc3.jpg?v=1778049953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metropolis-thea-von-von-harbou-9781515448815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}