{"product_id":"riots-i-have-known-9781501197314","title":"Riots I Have Known","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiots I Have Known, \u003c\/i\u003ethe short, electric, uproarious, and biting debut novel by Ryan Chapman is a real-time confession, set during a prison riot, in a high-comic pitch, a voice-driven narrative in the tradition of Paul Beatty's \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout \u003c\/i\u003eand Aravind Adiga's \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is present-day Dutchess County, New York, where an unnamed Sri Lankan inmate has barricaded himself inside a computer lab while a riot rages outside, incited by an article published in the prison's literary journal, \u003ci\u003eThe Holding Pen\u003c\/i\u003e. As he awaits imminent interruption by the growing crowd of guards, prisoners, and news crews on the other side of the doors, he takes us on a confessional roller-coaster of plot and language, exploring not only his life in and out of the clink but also asking himself the important questions: How did an enterprising Sinhalese end up here? Should he have remained a quiet Park Avenue doorman? Are his beloved few possessions safe in E Block? What will become of \u003ci\u003eThe Holding Pen\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"masterpiece of post-penal literature\" favored by Brooklynites everywhere? Meanwhile he reveals how his actions have inadvertently led to the chaos around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmart, wry, and laugh-out-loud funny, Ryan Chapman's \u003ci\u003eRiots I Have Known\u003c\/i\u003e is an utter gem of contemporary social satire--an approachable and accessible send-up that packs a punch. \"Hilarious, original, and cunningly wrought, Ryan Chapman has written a rocket-powered ode to literary creation and mass incarceration. Weaving satire and seriousness into a singularly rambunctious monologue, rollicking and oddly recognizable at once, \u003ci\u003eRiots I Have Known\u003c\/i\u003e is a breath of fresh air\" (Alexandra Kleeman, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Too Can Have a Body Like Mine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIntimations\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501197314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Ryan Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026685776053,"sku":"9781501197314","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_292b21d7-9654-4dfb-9b55-a5cb2f783cda.jpg?v=1609191058","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/riots-i-have-known-9781501197314","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}