{"product_id":"theft-abdulrazak-gurnah-9780593852606","title":"Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-container\" style=\"font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0; font-weight: 800;\"\u003eTheft: A Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \n    \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; border-left: 5px solid #d32f2f; padding: 15px; margin: 25px 0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: 700; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003eFROM THE 2021 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE WINNER\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAt the turn of the twenty-first century, three young people come of age in Tanzania. Karim returns to his sleepy hometown after university with new swagger and ambition. Fauzia glimpses in him a chance at escape from a smothering upbringing. The two of them offer a haven to Badar, a poor boy still unsure if the future holds anything for him at all. As tourism, technology, and unexpected opportunities and perils reach their quiet corner of the world, each arrives at a different understanding of what it means to take your fate into your own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eAuthor Bio \u0026amp; Accolades\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah is a master storyteller and the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003cem\u003eTheft\u003c\/em\u003e marks his first new novel since receiving the prestigious award, seamlessly continuing his legacy of capturing the dizzying effects of global change, displacement, and the intricacies of identity in modern Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eIdeal for readers of contemporary literary fiction, deeply character-driven coming-of-age stories, and profound narratives that explore the cultural and economic shifts of modern East Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;\"\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; 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