{"product_id":"white-world-9781770867451","title":"White World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree years ago, I sold my kidney for a few cans of beans. I did it to save my brother, to save my family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaad T. Farooqi reaches beyond the established narratives of Pakistan -- family sagas, magical realism, and immigrant stories -- to create a post-apocalyptic world that reflects the rampant corruption, martial law, religious bigotry, and violent crimes familiar to any Pakistani. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLittle fiction has been written from the perspective of apostates -- until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePakistan, 2083 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllah has burned the sky away. A mysterious snow falls over everything. Is it an endless winter? Is it the result of a nuclear exchange with India? A celestial impact? Now a barren wasteland, what little is left of Pakistan is heavily segregated along religious lines. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Avaan, a gun in the hand feels as natural as breathing. An apostate pariah living under martial law and religious bigotry, violence has become a way of life. What respite he had from this terrifying world -- his brother, his family, and Doua, the love of his life -- was snatched away in military raids. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow broken, Avaan finds himself involved in a civil war that poisons everything he's ever believed in. The army shadows his every move, a mob boss wants him dead, and a legendary resistance leader has taken a keen interest in him. But there is a ray of hope: Avaan discovers that Doua is alive. Obsessed with finding her, he takes a stand against the army, the mob, and Pakistan itself with the only thing he has ever been able to count on: the gun in his hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cormorant Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770867451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354","brand":"Saad Farooqi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736662438069,"sku":"9781770867451","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5d9925f6-e21e-42ae-adfc-d4947300a188.jpg?v=1729609968","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/white-world-9781770867451","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}