{"product_id":"merchant-9781915983053","title":"Merchant","description":"\u003cb\u003eA post-apocalyptic retelling of William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho will survive when the world is destroyed? Can stories from the distant past teach us how to change a dismal present? \u003ci\u003eMerchant\u003c\/i\u003e shifts perspective between three survivors of a flooded world as they try to navigate the threat of mass starvation; Jessica, a patrilineal Jew from Venice (named after the Italian city but located on the mountain K2) who has memorized the complete works of Shakespeare; Cem, an orphan of Venice; and Shinobu, an advisor to the empress Ama in Fuji. Ama has been gifting edible algae blocks to nations worldwide, but Jessica's arrival in Fuji to beg for more food for Venice upsets the delicate international balance Shinobu has been maintaining. As a series of buried secrets and miscommunications carry consequences of potential global destruction, everyone must determine what they are willing to do to survive in a hopeless world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goldsmiths Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915983053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Alexandra Grunberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838732861621,"sku":"9781915983053","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_094169ba-b8e7-44f0-8007-050e79ae98b0.jpg?v=1712028985","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/merchant-9781915983053","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}