{"product_id":"paradise-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2021","title":"Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Yusuf is handed over by his father to repay an unpaid debt, he is torn from his rural home and thrust into the complex world of pre-colonial East Africa. Serving a wealthy merchant, Yusuf travels across a landscape of bustling towns, trading caravans, and vast wilderness, encountering cultures, religions, and communities shaped by both long-standing traditions and the growing influence of European imperialism. As he comes of age, he must navigate loyalty, desire, injustice, and the uncertain path toward adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly imagined and deeply humane, \u003cem\u003eParadise\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping coming-of-age novel that explores innocence, freedom, colonialism, and the loss of an older world. With lyrical prose and profound historical insight, Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah paints an unforgettable portrait of East Africa on the eve of colonial transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian-born British novelist and recipient of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. His acclaimed body of work explores colonialism, displacement, migration, and identity, with novels including \u003cem\u003eBy the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDesertion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAfterlives\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eParadise\u003c\/em\u003e. First published in 1994, \u003cem\u003eParadise\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Award and is widely regarded as Gurnah's breakthrough masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e256\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Historical Fiction · African Literature · Coming-of-Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781565841635\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45222952173750,"sku":"9781565841635","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781565841635.jpg?v=1782567426","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/paradise-by-the-winner-of-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2021","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}