{"product_id":"the-sexy-part-of-the-bible-9781936070961","title":"The Sexy Part of the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"From the malignant forces of racism and sexism to corruption and cloning, Boof catwalks her way through a shrewdly satirical, erotic, and suspenseful novel of defiance.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Boof spins surrealism, sci-fi, racial politics, feminism, religious debate, postcolonial theory, and more into a thought-provoking, suspenseful novel that manages to keep intriguing characters afloat in a roiling sea of crazy rhetoric.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of the Akashic Urban Surreal Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Following in the footsteps of her idols Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, Kola Boof asserts her own literary prowess with a chilling sociopolitical love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set in modern West Africa, Europe, and the US, and featuring the kind of heroine readers rarely get to encounter in popular culture--beautiful charcoal-skinned Eternity, a spirited and diabolical young African hellcat whose life is stigmatized by a heart-stopping secret--\u003cem\u003eThe Sexy Part of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is an erotically astute novel filled with mystery and adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Enveloped in the arms of a domineering Fela Kuti-type rap star and revolutionary named Sea Horse Twee, Eternity finds herself miraculously surviving several African rebellions--and in the interim, she powerfully unmasks the science of cloning, which becomes a powerful metaphor in the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written with the lush musicality of North African classics, \u003cem\u003eThe Sexy Part of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is guaranteed to stay on your mind long after you've put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936070961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kola Boof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589923696821,"sku":"9781936070961","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d827f010-91d5-462e-8424-24e52febd14a.jpg?v=1724734130","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sexy-part-of-the-bible-9781936070961","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}