{"product_id":"crossbones-9780143122531","title":"Crossbones","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping new novel from today's \"most important African novelist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNorth of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dozen years after his last visit, Jeebleh returns to his beloved Mogadiscio to see old friends. He is accompanied by his son-in-law, Malik, a journalist intent on covering the region's ongoing turmoil. What greets them at first is not the chaos Jeebleh remembers, however, but an eerie calm enforced by ubiquitous white-robed figures bearing whips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Malik's brother, Ahl, has arrived in Puntland, the region notorious as a pirates' base. Ahl is searching for his stepson, Taxliil, who has vanished from Minneapolis, apparently recruited by an imam allied to Somalia's rising religious insurgency. The brothers' efforts draw them closer to Taxliil and deeper into the fabric of the country, even as Somalis brace themselves for an Ethiopian invasion. Jeebleh leaves Mogadiscio only a few hours before the borders are breached and raids descend from land and sea. As the uneasy quiet shatters and the city turns into a battle zone, the brothers experience firsthand the derailments of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleting the trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eLinks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossbones\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at individuals caught in the maw of zealotry, profiteering, and political conflict, by one of our most highly acclaimed international writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143122531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2012 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2012 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nuruddin Farah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174014382261,"sku":"9780143122531","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9a30adfc-71cf-4c16-94a5-89f0e43d2ebc.jpg?v=1716299930","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crossbones-9780143122531","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}