{"product_id":"checkpoint-9781632061928","title":"Checkpoint","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning Serbian author David Albahari comes a devastating and Kafkaesque war fable about an army unit sent to guard a military checkpoint with no idea where they are or who the enemy might be.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAtop a hill, deep in the forest, an army unit is assigned to a checkpoint. The commander doesn't know where they are, what border they're protecting, or why. Their map is useless and the radio crackles with a language no one can recognize. A soldier is found dead in a latrine and the unit vows vengeance--but the enemy is unknown. Refugees arrive seeking safe passage to the other side of the checkpoint, however the biggest threat might be the soldiers themselves. As the commander struggles to maintain order and keep his soldiers alive, he isn't sure whether he's fighting a war or caught in a bizarre military experiment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Equal parts \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCheckpoint\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and hysterical confrontation with the absurdity of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Restless Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632061928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/02\/2018 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Albahari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663404822684,"sku":"9781632061928","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_886c1ca8-5870-4bb5-bbb8-d031a4e33fe2.jpg?v=1603904227","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/checkpoint-9781632061928","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}