{"product_id":"the-girl-from-the-coast-paperback","title":"The Girl from the Coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePramoedya Ananta Toer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePramoedya's \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from the Coast\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a beautiful young woman from a fishing village who finds herself in an arranged marriage with a wealthy aristocrat. Forced to leave her parents and home behind, she moves to the city to become the 'lady' of her husband's house. Pramoedya's breathtaking literary skill is evident in every word of this book, one of his classic works of fiction made especially poignant because it is based on the life of his own grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePramoedya Ananta Toer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a major figure in world literature and is constantly mentioned as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize. He is the author of more than thirty books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Buru Quartet\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Mute's Soliloquy\u003c\/em\u003e, and is published in more than thirty countries. He has been profiled in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and other major publications around the world. He is the recipient of numerous literary prizes and awards, including the PEN Freedom-to-Write Award and a Hellman-Hammett Award. He lives outside Jakarta. \u003cstrong\u003eWillem Samuels\u003c\/strong\u003e also translated Pramoedya's \u003cem\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mute's Soliloquy\u003c\/em\u003e, among other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761395499296,"sku":"9780786887088","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/140110ace4980424eff9880da9a6e1e0.webp?v=1780206456","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-girl-from-the-coast-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}