{"product_id":"cities-of-salt-9780394755267","title":"Cities of Salt","description":"A major new Aventura: one of the greatest contemporary novels in the Arabic language, translated for the first time into English. Reveals and humanizes a society that has for too long been misunderstood, and should therefore command the serious attention of American reviewers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdul Rahman Munif\u003c\/b\u003e was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi citizenship revoked. His books included \u003ci\u003eCities of Salt, The Trench, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVariations on Night and Day\u003c\/i\u003e. Munif died in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720749912338,"sku":"9780394755267","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e29b5fa-59c6-40ef-a046-9ac351226bae.jpg?v=1734675457","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cities-of-salt-9780394755267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}