{"product_id":"they-will-drown-in-their-mothers-tears-9781949641080","title":"They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the midst of a terrorist attack on a bookstore reading by G ran Loberg, a comic book artist famous for demeaning drawings of the prophet Mohammed, one of the attackers, a young woman, has a sudden premonition that something is wrong, changing the course of history.\u003c\/b\u003e Two years later, this unnamed woman invites a famous writer to visit her in the criminal psychiatric clinic where she's living. She then shares with him an incredible story--she is a visitor from an alternate future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite discrepancies that make the writer highly skeptical, he becomes increasingly fascinated by her amazing tale: in her dystopian future, any so-called \"anti-Swedish\" citizens are forced into a horrific ghetto called The Rabbit Yard. As events begin to spiral and the author becomes more and more implicated in this woman's tale, he comes to believe the unbelievable: she's telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A remarkably intense, beautifully wrought tale that combines the ingenuity of speculative fiction with the difficulties of today's harsh political realities, \u003ci\u003eThey Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears\u003c\/i\u003e is the groundbreaking, award-winning work from the bestselling Swedish-Ugandan author Johannes Anyuru. With echoes of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, the \u003ci\u003eCharlie Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e tragedy, and anti-immigrant hysteria, this largest and most complex novel from an already celebrated poet, author, and spoken word artist catapults him to the front ranks of world writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohannes Anyuru\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1979) is a poet, novelist, and playwright. He debuted in 2003 with the critically acclaimed collection of poems \u003ci\u003eOnly The Gods Are New\u003c\/i\u003e. His second book, a memoir entitled \u003ci\u003eA Storm Blew in From Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) was based on his father's life. It received rave reviews and was awarded several prestigious literary prizes. \u003ci\u003eThey Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears\u003c\/i\u003e is his most recent book, and was awarded the August Prize and film rights have been acquired by Momento Film. Anyuru's work has been likened to a mix between Nobel Laureate Thomas Tranströmer and a hip-hop MC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSaskia Vogel\u003c\/b\u003e has written on the themes of gender, power, and sexuality for publications such as \u003ci\u003eGranta, The White Review, The Offing, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translations include work by leading female authors, such as Katrine Marcal, Karolina Ramqvist, and the modernist eroticist Rut Hillarp. Vogel's debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePermission\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2019 in English, as well as Spanish and Swedish translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Two Lines Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613048049938,"sku":"9781949641080","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eda3ab5d-4fc2-4bc0-956b-71513d538633.jpg?v=1732385199","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/they-will-drown-in-their-mothers-tears-9781949641080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}