{"product_id":"planet-of-clay-9781642861013","title":"Planet of Clay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePlanet of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating novel about human resilience and fragility in a time of war.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brave, rebellious and passionate ... Yazbek is no ordinary Syrian dissident.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRima, a young girl from Damascus, longs to walk, to be free to follow the will of her feet, but instead is perpetually constrained. Rima finds refuge in a fantasy world full of colored crayons, secret planets, and The Little Prince, reciting passages of the Qur'an like a mantra as everything and everyone around her is blown to bits. Since Rima hardly ever speaks, people think she's crazy, but she is no fool--the madness is in the battered city around her. One day while taking a bus through Damascus, a soldier opens fire and her mother is killed. Rima, wounded, is taken to a military hospital before her brother leads her to the besieged area of Ghouta--where, between bombings, she writes her story. In \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e, Samar Yazbek offers a surreal depiction of the horrors taking place in Syria, in vivid and poetic language and with a sharp eye for detail and beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yazbek, Samar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642861013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 4.96w x 1.02d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samar Yazbek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39580199387211,"sku":"9781642861013","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_8f4465a8-451f-4654-a2eb-b5bcec84068e.jpg?v=1637620823","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/planet-of-clay-9781642861013","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}