{"product_id":"on-certainty-karla-kelsey-9781632431202","title":"On Certainty","description":"\u003cb\u003eLyrical poems that tell the story of a nameless woman navigating a technological dystopia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the poems of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e, an unnamed woman in a strangely familiar dystopia narrates a story of power and decline, where the Tyrant has gained ascendency and the Philosopher is dying. Here, the Tyrant rules over a decimated ecology filled with android deer, burnt towns, and exhausted individuals dependent on virtual reality augmentation. In choosing whether to take the Philosopher's place in a struggle against the Tyrant, the narrator must consider how her decision may perpetuate the currently existing catastrophic systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving together speculative fiction, philosophical aphorism, lyric fragment, and documentary technique, \u003ci\u003e On Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e echoes the contemporary world that can feel simultaneously quotidian and strange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karla Kelsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632431203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632431202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnidawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Karla Kelsey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254882758911,"sku":"9781632431202","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_148f1535-b07d-4194-9232-917ef10bfc2f.jpg?v=1694614874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-certainty-karla-kelsey-9781632431202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}