{"product_id":"song-for-night-paperback","title":"Song for Night - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Abani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point.\" --Dave Eggers, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat Is the What\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e, and part Sunjiata epic, \u003cem\u003eSong for Night\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a West African boy soldier's lyrical, terrifying, yet beautiful journey through the nightmare landscape of a brutal war in search of his lost platoon. The reader is led by the voiceless protagonist who, as part of a land mine-clearing platoon, had his vocal chords cut; a move to keep these children from screaming when blown up, and thereby distracting the other minesweepers. Written in a ghostly voice, each chapter is headed by a line of the unique sign language these children invented. This book is unlike anything else ever written about an African war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Abani, curator of Akashic's Black Goat poetry imprint, is a Nigerian poet and novelist and the author of Song for Night, The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail, and GraceLand (a selection of the Today Show Book Club; winner of the 2005 PEN\/Hemingway Prize and the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764854718752,"sku":"9781933354316","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ada7c67c998f3745d0f3ce82cadac831.webp?v=1780256532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/song-for-night-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}