{"product_id":"9780765322302","title":"Dying Inside","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDying Inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robert Silverberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1972, Robert Silverberg, even then an acknowledged leader in the science fiction field, published a book that was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More than three decades later, \u003ci\u003eDying Inside\u003c\/i\u003e has stood the test of time and has been recognized as one of the finest novels the field has ever produced. Never wasting a word, Silverberg persuasively shows us what it would be like to read minds, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man shaped by that unique power; a power he is now inexorably losing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acclaimed upon first publication by SF critics and mainstream reviewers alike, \u003ci\u003eDying Inside\u003c\/i\u003e is overdue for reintroduction to today's SF audience. This is a novel for everyone who appreciates deeply affecting characterization, imaginative power, and the irreplaceable perspective unique to speculative fiction of the highest order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of those rare novels that manages to be at once dazzling and tender.” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Chabon on Dying Inside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDying Inside \u003c\/i\u003eis an artist's summit that doubles as an intimate allegory of the artist's quandary.” —\u003ci\u003eJonathan Lethem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Now widely regarded as Robert Silverberg's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eDying Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1972, has just been reissued in a handsome trade paperback with a new preface by its author, one of science fiction's most distinguished writers . . . It's insane that \u003ci\u003eDying Inside\u003c\/i\u003e should be subtly dismissed as merely a genre classic. This is a superb novel about a common human sorrow, that great shock of middle age -- the recognition that we are all dying inside and that all of us must face the eventual disappearance of the person we have been.” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Dirda, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Silverberg has written the perfect science fiction novel for people who don't like science fiction.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review on Dying Inside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765322302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Orb Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593294491854,"sku":"9780765322302","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_09dcae04-6123-4d79-a170-2486ade0559d.jpg?v=1637785521","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765322302","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}