{"product_id":"tropic-of-violence-9781644450246","title":"Tropic of Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA potent novel about lost youth and migration by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Brother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Tomorrow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarie, a nurse in Mayotte, a far-flung, tropical department of France in the Indian Ocean, adopts a baby abandoned at birth by his mother, a refugee from Comoros. She names him Mo se and raises him as her own--and she avoids his increasing questions about his origins as he grows up. When Marie suddenly dies, thirteen-year-old Mo se is left completely alone, plunged into uncertainty and turmoil. In a state of panic, he runs away from home, and sets himself on a collision course with the gangs of Gaza, the largest and most infamous slum on the island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNathacha Appanah has deftly assembled a small chorus of voices who narrate the heartbreak, violence, and injustice of life in Mayotte. To Marie's and Mo se's perspectives she adds those of Bruce, a terrifying gang leader; Olivier, a police officer fighting a losing battle; and St phane, the na ve aid worker whose efforts to help Mo se only make him more vulnerable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e shines a powerful light on the particular deprivation and isolation in this forgotten and neglected part of France. At the same time, it is a moving portrayal of the desperation and inequality that are driving refugee crises across the world, and of the innocent children whose lives are being torn apart in their wake. This is a remarkable, unsettling new novel from one of the most exciting voices in world literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644450246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nathacha Appanah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664496750748,"sku":"9781644450246","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_355be437-e682-4ed1-9304-3fb34fe995c4.jpg?v=1603906837","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tropic-of-violence-9781644450246","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}