{"product_id":"bom-boy-9781946395108","title":"Bom Boy","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the South African Literary Award First Time Author Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in the New York Times' \"Globetrotting\" sneak preview of books coming out in 2019 from around the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \"Seven new and noteworthy fiction titles about South Africa\" \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003eWandering in Cape Town, Leke stalks people, steals small objects, and visits doctors and healers in search of a cure. But he isn't sure what ails him--loneliness, or the family curse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbandoned by his birth mother, losing his adoptive mother to cancer, and failing to connect with his distant adoptive father, Leke--a troubled young man living in Cape Town--has developed some odd and possibly destructive habits: he stalks strangers, steals small objects, and visits doctors and healers in search of friendship. Through a series of letters written to him from prison by his Nigerian father, a man he has never met, Leke learns about the family curse--a curse which his father had unsuccessfully tried to remove. Leke's search to break the curse leads him to strange places.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYewande Omotoso\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect with a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eBom Boy\u003c\/i\u003e was published in South Africa by Modjaji Books in 2011 and was shortlisted for the 2012 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e (Chatto and Windus, 2016), Omotoso's second novel, was published to critical acclaim. She lives in Johannesburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catalyst Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946395108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yewande Omotoso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672234520732,"sku":"9781946395108","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3d1cace2-46b5-4177-9b7e-762ca75e2467.jpg?v=1603927264","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bom-boy-9781946395108","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}