{"product_id":"this-life-or-the-next-9781503903821","title":"This Life or the Next","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Demian Vitanza comes a groundbreaking novel--his first to be translated into English--about one man's alienation, radicalization, and disillusionment on the violent front lines in Syria.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTariq Khan is a Pakistani born and raised in Norway. An outsider in his own country--adrift between two worlds divided by class, race, and culture--he's always been searching for home. Alongside a flock of other streetwise young men, each looking for direction and each easily susceptible, Tariq finds his cause in the Muslim revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdealistic, driven by faith, and empowered with purpose, he's drawn to radical Islam--his last resort for achieving a sense of belonging, for embracing and being embraced. It's only when he enlists in the war against Assad that Tariq's eyes are truly opened. Dispirited with the violence, faced with the consequences of his choices, and increasingly distanced by the brutalities of jihad, Tariq contends with spiritual struggles that are his alone. So are the stories he will tell to make sense of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this daring and unprecedented work of literary fiction, Demian Vitanza explores the power of memory, the lure of rebellion, the search for meaning amid chaos--and the toll that such a journey can take before finally finding one's way home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503903821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Demian Vitanza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44625810260149,"sku":"9781503903821","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7aed2474-65e7-49a9-92fb-33b0054218e0.jpg?v=1725978303","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-life-or-the-next-9781503903821","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}