{"product_id":"under-the-frangipani-9781846686764","title":"Under the Frangipani","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An original and fresh tale, quite unlike anything else I have read from Africa. I enjoyed it very much.\"--Doris Lessing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A peculiarily African sensibility . . . a writer of fluid, fragmentary narratives. . . . Remarkable.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA police inspector is investigating a strange murder--a case in which all the suspects are eager to claim responsibility for the act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a former Portuguese slave fort, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Frangipani\u003c\/i\u003e combines fable and allegory, dreams and myths with an earthy humor. Part thriller, part an exploration of language itself, Mia Couto's novel surprises and delights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMia Couto\u003c\/b\u003e works as an agronomist in Maputo, Mozambique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Serpent's Tail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846686764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Mia Couto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669674979484,"sku":"9781846686764","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68a8da9a-c801-4a7a-9232-8bb488dd8383.jpg?v=1603920766","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/under-the-frangipani-9781846686764","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}