{"product_id":"the-parade-9780525655305","title":"The Parade","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Monk of Mokha \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Circle \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a taut, suspenseful story of two foreigners' role in a nation's fragile peace.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Circle, The Eyes and the Impossible, The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing and tutoring center which has inspired dozens of similar nonprofit organizations around the world, and the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publisher. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education, and the American Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460370043154,"sku":"9780525655305","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7d8d941-588a-403c-89ed-7a8c445c9747.jpg?v=1761735459","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-parade-9780525655305","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}