{"product_id":"the-five-sorrowful-mysteries-of-andy-africa-9781639735396","title":"The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prizes Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 Betty Trask Prize\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This novel shimmers.\" -\u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003e\"Best Books of the Year\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny, vulgar, and wrenching.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen-year-old Andrew Aziza lives in Kontagora, Nigeria, where his days are spent about town with his friends, fantasizing about white girls. When he's not in church, at school, or attempting to form \"Africa's first superheroes,\" he obsesses over mathematical theorems, ideas of Black power, and HXVX: the Curse of Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sure enough, Andy soon falls for the first blonde he sees. But multiple crises are looming, set to shake the foundations of everything he knows and loves . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Crackling with energy and intelligence, this tragicomic novel of contemporary African life announces an astounding new talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A writer of imagination and flair . . . Andy Africa is an unforgettable character.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A voice unlike any other.\" -\u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I fell in love immediately.\" -Max Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639735396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephen Buoro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276384198837,"sku":"9781639735396","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_227e194d-f4ef-4e76-a6ab-5be31b8ddd8e.jpg?v=1744123035","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-five-sorrowful-mysteries-of-andy-africa-9781639735396","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}