{"product_id":"metropolis-paperback-7","title":"Metropolis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThea Von Von Harbou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134617206923,"sku":"9781515448815","price":29.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/C5BiVrjTpY9781515448815.webp?v=1780606219","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/metropolis-paperback-7","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}