The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom

Brilliant ... brings home, with infectious learning, the many self-deceptions behind our reverence for freedom' - Paul Binding, TLS, Books of the Year

Everyone thinks they want to be free - or do they? John Gray's thought-stirring new book on freedom draws together insights from Gnosticism, science fiction, ancient sacrifice and the occult to show that freedom is an illusion and that, like fairground puppets, humans dream of escaping the burden of choice altogether.