Utopia

Thomas More, Ursula Le Guin, China Miéville

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English

Verso
03 January 2017

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Science fiction

Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering.

But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease?

In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker.

By: Thomas More, Ursula Le Guin
Introduction by: China Miéville
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9781784787608
ISBN 10: 1784787604
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 03 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) venerated by Catholics as Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, and noted Renaissance humanist. Ursula K. Le Guin is the author of twenty-two novels, four collections of essays, seven books of poetry, twelve children's books and over a hundred short stories. China Mieville is the author of numerous books, and winner of the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award and three Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

Reviews for Utopia

We can't do without this book. We are all and have always been Thomas More's children. -- China Mieville I am offered the Grand Inquisitor's choice. Will you choose freedom without happiness, or happiness without freedom? The only answer one can make, I think, is: No. -- Ursula K. Le Guin