{"product_id":"empty-cages-9781649033208","title":"Empty Cages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, \u003ci\u003eEmpty Cages \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent and raw confessional of memory and family and all that is lost and won in one woman's lifetime\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe discovery of an old tin of chocolates, its contents long ago devoured, marks the entry into this intimate story that reaches back through a lifetime of memories in search of self and home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn celebration and suffering, triumph and disappointment, Qandil's voice is unflinching, revealing both a determination to speak the truth and a poetic sensitivity that is disarming. Reflecting on a family disintegrating--and with it, perhaps, a whole way of life--memories of a happy childhood melt away to reveal the fecklessness of selfish older brothers, a father's addiction, a mother's illness, and the violence and death--both literal and figurative--of those nearby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecipient of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, this fictional debut marks the arrival of a stunning new voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoopoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649033208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Fatma Qandil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234807996597,"sku":"9781649033208","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_75e3b0db-ec6a-45a9-8073-4a5b6cf3931e.jpg?v=1743518894","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empty-cages-9781649033208","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}