Optimism Over Despair GAMES '[A] seamless collaboration of two

'[A] seamless collaboration of two terrific novelists' THE WASHINGTON POST

Kamila Shamsie

bestselling author of The French Agent

Many of his paintings showing sieges betray meticulous care in the depiction of the cities and fortresses concerned

Celebrating Deborah Rodriguez's international bestseller - now reissued in a special 10th anniversary edition

Optimism Over Despair GAMES '[A] seamless collaboration of twoA new Penguin Special on the problems of the world and how to prepare for tomorrow from the greatest public intellectual of our times We have two choices. We can be pessimistic, give up, and help ensure that the worst will happen. Or we can be optimistic, grasp the opportunities that surely exist, and maybe help make the world a better place. Not much of a choice. Another essential work from a peerless political thinker, exploring the rise of