{"product_id":"in-our-mad-and-furious-city-paperback","title":"In Our Mad and Furious City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Gunaratne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the 2018 Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort-listed for the 2018 Gordon Burn Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort-listed for the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the real-life murder of a British army soldier by religious fanatics, Guy Gunaratne's \u003ci\u003eIn Our Mad and Furious City\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot of the diverse, frenzied edges of modern-day London. A crackling debut from a vital new voice, it pulses with the frantic energy of the city's homegrown grime music and is animated by the youthful rage of a dispossessed, overlooked, and often misrepresented generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Selvon, Ardan, and Yusuf organize their lives around soccer, girls, and grime, Caroline and Nelson struggle to overcome pasts that haunt them. Each voice is uniquely insightful, impassioned, and unforgettable, and when stitched together, they trace a brutal and vibrant tapestry of today's London. In a forty-eight-hour surge of extremism and violence, their lives are inexorably drawn together in the lead-up to an explosive, tragic climax. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Our Mad and Furious City\u003c\/i\u003e documents the stark disparities and bubbling fury coursing beneath the prosperous surface of a city uniquely on the brink. Written in the distinctive vernaculars of contemporary London, the novel challenges the ways in which we coexist now--and, more important, the ways in which we often fail to do so.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Gunaratne \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in North West London in 1984. His debut novel \u003ci\u003eIn Our Mad and Furious City\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orwell Prize, and shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Gordon Burn Prize and the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and the Jhalak Prize. He previously worked as a journalist and documentary filmmaker covering human rights stories around the world and currently divides his time between London, UK and Malmö, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker Prize (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762304778528,"sku":"9780374175771","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6cf590a74390d5b60e4d51dfb174bab6.webp?v=1780219140","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-our-mad-and-furious-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}