{"product_id":"the-machine-stops","title":"The Machine Stops","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this prescient dystopian novella, E.M. Forster imagines a future where humanity lives underground, entirely dependent on a vast, all-encompassing Machine that controls every aspect of life. As people become more isolated and detached from the natural world, one man begins to question the system, leading to a chilling exploration of the consequences of over-reliance on technology. \u003cem\u003eThe Machine Stops\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful critique of technological dependence and a visionary tale of societal collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: ʺOnly connect...ʺ. His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53020415656256,"sku":"9781434442048","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (40)","offer_id":53020415689024,"sku":"9781518606250","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_88454e62-7aee-4bae-8636-39edd03749b8.jpg?v=1786629994","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/the-machine-stops","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}