{"product_id":"house-of-stone-9780393357684","title":"House of Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmid the turmoil of modern Zimbabwe, Abednego and Agnes Mlambo's teenage son has gone missing. Zamani, their enigmatic lodger, seems to be their only hope for finding him. As he weaves himself closer into the fabric of the grieving community, it's almost like Zamani is part of the family....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZamani--one of the great unreliable narrators of contemporary world literature--knows that the one who controls the narrative inherits the future. As Abednego wrestles with alcoholism and Agnes seeks solace in a deep-rooted love, each must confront the burdens of history. Written with dark humor, wit, and seduction, \u003cem\u003eHouse of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping epic that spans the fall of Rhodesia through Zimbabwe's turbulent beginnings, exploring the persistence of the oppressed in a nation seeking an identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTshuma, Novuyo Rosa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNovuyo Rosa Tshuma\u003c\/strong\u003e, winner of the 2014 Herman Charles Bosman Prize, is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and is a fiction editor at the \u003cem\u003eBare Life Review\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal of refugee and immigrant literature based in San Francisco. A native of Zimbabwe, she has lived in South Africa and the US and has been invited to give public lectures at Oxford University and the Nordic Africa Institute.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324044808466,"sku":"9780393357684","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_caacfd12-ee43-4a3a-a1b9-22a4277667f4.jpg?v=1727664946","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-stone-9780393357684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}