{"product_id":"ready-to-burst-9781935744788","title":"Ready to Burst","description":"\u003ci\u003eReady to Burst\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lives of two young men and their individual attempts to make sense of the deeply troubled society surrounding them. An informed critique of the \"brain drain\" prompted by the Duvalier dictatorship, \u003ci\u003eReady to Burst\u003c\/i\u003e is, in Frank tienne's words, a portrait of \"the extreme bitterness of doom in the face of the blind machinery of power.\" Widely recognized as Haiti's most important literary figure and an outspoken challenger of political oppression, Frank tienne was a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e has called Frank tienne \"the Father of Haitian Letters.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935744788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.20h x 6.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Franketienne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683503927477,"sku":"9781935744788","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e1c7698-30a0-4507-bf3d-84b8417646a8.jpg?v=1727796132","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ready-to-burst-9781935744788","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}