{"product_id":"the-fisherman-and-his-son-9781635423662","title":"The Fisherman and His Son","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this humane, affecting tale of a Turkish couple who lose their child and find another, the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDisquiet\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ethical questions surrounding immigration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFisherman Mustafa and his wife, Mesude, are devastated with grief for their son Deniz, who was lost at sea at seven years old. One day, Mustafa discovers the bodies of a woman and man in the water, likely refugees from Syria, Pakistan, or Afghanistan drowned as they attempted to reach Greece. Nearby, he also finds a baby boy, tied to a small inflatable boat and miraculously alive. Mustafa and Mesude at first welcome the child as a precious gift, a second Deniz, but when a woman appears, claiming to be his mother, they must make a painful decision.\u003cbr\u003e Through their heart-wrenching story, Zülfü Livaneli sensitively evokes the struggles of migrants seeking a safer life in unknown, often hostile lands. In the process, he elucidates the history and culture of the Aegean, and the ecological destruction wreaked by corporations in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635423662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Z\u0026#252;lf\u0026#252; Livaneli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42851448553653,"sku":"9781635423662","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3352eca1-5734-4389-b447-938aa491bd5a.jpg?v=1682484644","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fisherman-and-his-son-9781635423662","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}