{"product_id":"the-sexy-part-of-the-bible-paperback","title":"The Sexy Part of the Bible - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKola Boof\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the malignant forces of racism and sexism to corruption and cloning, Boof catwalks her way through a shrewdly satirical, erotic, and suspenseful novel of defiance.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Boof spins surrealism, sci-fi, racial politics, feminism, religious debate, postcolonial theory, and more into a thought-provoking, suspenseful novel that manages to keep intriguing characters afloat in a roiling sea of crazy rhetoric.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of the Akashic Urban Surreal Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Following in the footsteps of her idols Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, Kola Boof asserts her own literary prowess with a chilling sociopolitical love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set in modern West Africa, Europe, and the US, and featuring the kind of heroine readers rarely get to encounter in popular culture--beautiful charcoal-skinned Eternity, a spirited and diabolical young African hellcat whose life is stigmatized by a heart-stopping secret--\u003cem\u003eThe Sexy Part of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is an erotically astute novel filled with mystery and adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Enveloped in the arms of a domineering Fela Kuti-type rap star and revolutionary named Sea Horse Twee, Eternity finds herself miraculously surviving several African rebellions--and in the interim, she powerfully unmasks the science of cloning, which becomes a powerful metaphor in the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written with the lush musicality of North African classics, \u003cem\u003eThe Sexy Part of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is guaranteed to stay on your mind long after you've put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKola Boof: Kola Boof is the author of several novels and poetry collections, including Flesh and the Devil and Nile River Woman. Her writing has appeared in Harper's and the story colleciton Politically Inspired. Her autobiography Diary of a Lost Girl was published in 2006. She has been interviewed by MSNBC, FOX News, and CNN; and has been featured in TV Guide, Time Magazine, the New York Post, and the New York Times. She lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769927008544,"sku":"9781936070961","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15c14a6bd06d36321094a2374f60a298.webp?v=1780360002","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sexy-part-of-the-bible-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}