{"product_id":"9780143122531","title":"Crossbones: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFarah, Nuruddin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRiverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping new novel from today's \"most important African  novelist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNorth of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dozen years after his last visit, Jeebleh returns to his beloved  Mogadiscio to see old friends. He is accompanied by his son-in-law,  Malik, a journalist intent on covering the region's ongoing turmoil.  What greets them at first is not the chaos Jeebleh remembers, however,  but an eerie calm enforced by ubiquitous white-robed figures bearing  whips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Malik's brother, Ahl, has arrived in Puntland, the region  notorious as a pirates' base. Ahl is searching for his stepson,  Taxliil, who has vanished from Minneapolis, apparently recruited by an  imam allied to Somalia's rising religious insurgency. The brothers'  efforts draw them closer to Taxliil and deeper into the fabric of the  country, even as Somalis brace themselves for an Ethiopian invasion.  Jeebleh leaves Mogadiscio only a few hours before the borders are  breached and raids descend from land and sea. As the uneasy quiet  shatters and the city turns into a battle zone, the brothers experience  firsthand the derailments of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleting the trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eLinks\u003c\/i\u003e and  \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossbones\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at individuals  caught in the maw of zealotry, profiteering, and political conflict, by  one of our most highly acclaimed international writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43383347871999,"sku":"9780143122531","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780143122531_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307099","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780143122531","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}