{"product_id":"9781590173251","title":"The Jokers","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=\"\"\u003eCossery, Albert; Moschovakis, Anna; Buchan, James\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\u003eNYRB Classics\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\u003e7\/13\/2010\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\u003cp\u003eWho are the jokers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe jokers are the government, and the biggest joker of all  is the governor, a bug-eyed, strutting, rapacious character of unequaled incompetence  who presides over the nameless Middle Eastern city where this effervescent comedy  by Albert Cossery is set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe jokers are also the revolutionaries, no less bumbling  and no less infatuated with the trappings of power than the government they oppose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the jokers are Karim, Omar, Heykal, Urfy, and their friends, free spirits who  see the other jokers for the jokers they are and have cooked up a sophisticated and,  most important, foolproof plan to enliven public life with a dash of subversive humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe joke is on them all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NYRB Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374865187071,"sku":"9781590173251","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781590173251_s600x595.jpg?v=1775587458","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781590173251","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}