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A whirlwind fictional tour through the utopias of our modernity

About the Author

Steven Lukes is professor of politics and sociology at New York University, and the the author of Liberals and Cannibals and Moral Relativism. He lives in New York.

Reviews

"A delightfully edifying comedy." Guardian "Knock-out satirical humour. " Times Literary Supplement "The book is the readiest guide one could have to the assorted extremisms which presently vie in the global marketplace for ideal worlds." Financial Times "Written in a beautifully clear style, full of a keen, serious wit... Lukes achieves both lightness and weight in a way many novelists might envy." Independent