{"product_id":"a-hero-of-our-time-9780771096501","title":"A Hero of Our Time","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wry comic novel with an acerbic wit, \u003ci\u003eA Hero of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a vicious takedown of superficial diversity initiatives and tech culture, with a beating heart of broken sincerity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOsman Shah is a pitstop on his white colleague Olivia Robinson's quest for corporate domination at AAP, an edutech startup determined to automate higher education.\u003cbr\u003eOsman, obsessed by Olivia's ability to successfully disguise ambition and self-interest as collectivist diversity politics, is bent on exposing her. Aided by his colleague turned comrade-in-arms Nena, who loathes and tolerates him in equal measure, Osman delves into Olivia's twisted past. But at every turn, he's stymied by his unfailing gift for cruel observation, which he turns with most ferocity on himself, without ever noticing what it is that stops him from connecting to anyone in his past or present. As Osman loses his grip on his family, Nena, and everything he thought was essential to his identity, he confronts an enemy who may simply be too good at her job to be defeated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Hero of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e cracks the veneer of well-intentioned race conversations in the West, dismantles cheery narratives of progress through tech and \"streamlined\" education, and exposes the venomous self-congratulation and devouring lust for wealth, power, and property that lurks beneath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaben Ruthnum lives in Toronto, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eCurry: Eating, Reading, and Race.\u003c\/i\u003e As Nathan Ripley, he is the author of two thrillers, \u003ci\u003eFind You In the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYour Life is Mine\u003c\/i\u003e. He also writes for film and television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50861966197010,"sku":"9780771096501","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02492693-7d5c-40a6-9c63-6e9b811233be.jpg?v=1737609021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-hero-of-our-time-9780771096501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}