{"product_id":"9781911590798","title":"Hangman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly surreal story of exile and homecoming'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e'S BOOK OF THE DAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A slim, stark, and captivatingly enigmatic début'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man returns home to sub-Saharan Africa after twenty-six years living in exile in America. When he arrives, he finds that he doesn't recognize the country or anyone in it. Thankfully, someone at the airport knows him-a man who calls him brother. 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This is the strangely honest story of one man's search for refuge-in this world and the one that lies beyond it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE\u003ci\u003e TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFRIEZE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e READER'S DIGEST\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e__________\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR HANGMAN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Urgent and emotionally resonant'\u003ci\u003e VOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Reinvents the novel of return... keeps you hooked' Monica Ali\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Melancholic but weirdly hopeful'\u003ci\u003e FT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Remarkably assured and distinctive' \u003ci\u003eTLS \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Laconic and darkly humorous'\u003ci\u003e FRIEZE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A striking masterful debut' NAMWALI SERPELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A bravura twist on the immigrant novel' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Ruthlessly honest and startingly beautiful' MAAZA MENGISTE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Daring, intellectually rich, and unsettlingly hilarious' ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Reinvents the novel of return... keeps you hooked'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maya Binyam\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e ONE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e PUSHKIN PRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 196 x 128 x 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911590798\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maya Binyam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56717575979394,"sku":"9781911590798","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781911590798.jpg?v=1781864599","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9781911590798","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}