{"product_id":"the-man-who-snapped-his-fingers-9781609453060","title":"The Man Who Snapped His Fingers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"fierce literary thriller\" about an exiled woman confronting her past as a prisoner of a repressive theocracy (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was known as \"Bait 455,\" the most famous prisoner in a ruthless theological republic. He was one of the colonels closest to the supreme commander. When they meet, years later, far from their country of birth, a strange, equivocal relationship develops between them. Both their shared past of suffering and old romantic passions come rushing back--accompanied by recollections of the perverse logic of violence that dominated the dictatorship under which they lived. French Iranian author Fariba Hachtroudi's prize-winning, \"tightly plotted\" novel \"packs complex emotions in a small space, tackling difficult and essential questions about power and our responsibilities to one another\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The story leaves us chilled by the tyrannical culture that created this macabre bond. But at the end, it's just as much a tale of the capacity of love.\"--\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Timeless in its meditations on totalitarianism and the toll it takes on even those who physically escape its clutches.\"--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609453060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fariba Hachtroudi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40941884670133,"sku":"9781609453060","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5c392a02-050d-4e1e-b16d-3b73ede642db.jpg?v=1630994902","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-man-who-snapped-his-fingers-9781609453060","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}