{"product_id":"9780571376766","title":"The Mark : 'Brilliant.' MARIANA ENRIQUEZ by Friða Isberg","description":"'Searingly brilliant . . . [Ísberg] like George Orwell and Anthony Burgess before her, lets the dystopian ironies speak for themselves.'TLS'Absolutely stunning.' HERNAN DIAZ'A masterpiece.' KAVEH AKBAR A debut novel of urgent big ideas imbued with pacy plotting and atmospheric power, by an exciting new talent.\u003cp\u003eThe Icelandic Psychological Association has prepared a test. They call it a sensitivity assessment: a way of measuring a person's empathy and identifying the potential for anti-social behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a few days' time, Iceland will vote on whether to make the test compulsory for every citizen. The nation is bitterly divided. Some believe the test makes society safer; others decry it as a violation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the referendum draws closer, four people - Vetur, Eyja, Tristan and Ólafur - find themselves caught in the teeth of the debate. Each of them will have to reckon with uncomfortable questions: Where do the rights of society end and the rights of the individual begin? When does utopia become dystopia?No matter which side wins, they will all have to find a way to live with the result.\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 304 pages","brand":"FABER \u0026 FABER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47086898282723,"sku":"9780571376766","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780571376766.jpg?v=1756886555","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780571376766","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}