{"product_id":"transparent-city-9781771961431","title":"Transparent City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOMINATED FOR THE 2019 BEST TRANSLATED BOOK AWARD \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eVANITY FAIR\u003c\/em\u003e HOT TYPE BOOK FOR APRIL 2018 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eVULTURE \u003c\/em\u003eMUST-READ TRANSLATED BOOK FROM THE PAST 5 YEARS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2018 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLIT HUB \u003c\/em\u003eFAVOURITE BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWORLD LITERATURE TODAY \u003c\/em\u003eNOTABLE TRANSLATION OF 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a crumbling apartment block in the Angolan city of Luanda, families work, laugh, scheme, and get by. In the middle of it all is the melancholic Odonato, nostalgic for the country of his youth and searching for his lost son. As his hope drains away and as the city outside his doors changes beyond all recognition, Odonato's flesh becomes transparent and his body increasingly weightless. A captivating blend of magical realism, scathing political satire, tender comedy, and literary experimentation, \u003cem\u003eTransparent City\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gripping and joyful portrait of urban Africa quite unlike any before yet published in English, and places Ondjaki, indisputably, among the continent's most accomplished writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOndjaki was born in Luanda, Angola in 1977. He is the author of five novels, four short-story collections, and numerous books of poems and stories for children. He has also made a documentary film, \u003cem\u003eMay Cherries Grow\u003c\/em\u003e, about his native city. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2008 Ondjaki was awarded the Grinzane for Africa Prize in the category of Best Young Writer. In 2012 The Guardian named him one of its \"Top Five African Writers.\" Transpar-ent City won the 2013 José Saramago Prize in Portugal, and, in France, the 2015 Prix Trans-fuge for Best African Novel and a 2016 Prix Littérature-Monde from the St. Malo World Literature Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681542246674,"sku":"9781771961431","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e79a6e2-de63-47e1-baa1-8df3f78b136d.jpg?v=1733954949","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/transparent-city-9781771961431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}