{"product_id":"radical-red-1","title":"Radical Red","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs income inequality soars, as industries become further mechanized, as the populace cries out for some semblance of a social safety net and corporations complain of too much regulation, we are long overdue for a strong dose of protest literature.\u003c\/b\u003e This\u003cbr\u003ewinner of the 15th annual BOA Short Fiction Prize features linked\u003cbr\u003estories that indict the ultraconservative movement that emerged at the end of\u003cbr\u003ethe Cold War and extends into present day.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne strand of narratives follows a cohort of tea party\u003cbr\u003econservatives-a politician, a radioman, and a\u003cbr\u003etelevangelist--as their hyperbolic language\u003cbr\u003eshapes the world around them and leads to episodes of time travel and body\u003cbr\u003ehorror. The second strand follows individuals victimized by conservative\u003cbr\u003epolicy: their voices, their futures, their very bodies stripped from their\u003cbr\u003epossession. The final strand investigates the ways in which young conservatives\u003cbr\u003ehave adapted the nostalgic rhetoric of their forebears to carry on the twin\u003cbr\u003eprojects of minority oppression and environmental degradation--both of which they couch in the language of \"freedom.\"  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is set in the South and parodies the stereotypes\u003cbr\u003ethat are still so prevalent here. Although the characters are more than mere\u003cbr\u003eciphers, they move through their semi-speculative world to illustrate ideas in\u003cbr\u003ethe same way as Richard Wright and Ursala Le Guin's characters.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947297112295,"sku":"9781960145703","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_22c40100-d352-4ac3-89a2-9e6136cf7fec.jpg?v=1775486247","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/radical-red-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}