{"product_id":"the-silence-of-the-choir-paperback","title":"The Silence of the Choir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Mbougar Sarr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/em\u003e MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE MOST SECRET MEMORY OF MEN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA polyphonic tale of immigration and community by \"the most promising Senegalese writer of his generation\" (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e) and winner of the 2021 Prix Goncourt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventy-two men arrive in the middle of the Sicilian countryside. They are \"immigrants,\" \"refugees\" or \"migrants.\" But in Altino, they're called the \u003cem\u003eragazzi\u003c\/em\u003e, the \"guys\" that the Santa Marta Association have taken responsibility for. In this small Sicilian town, their arrival changes life for everybody.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile they wait to know their fate, the \u003cem\u003eragazzi\u003c\/em\u003e encounter all kinds of people: a strange vicar who rewrites their pasts, a woman committed to ensuring them asylum, a man determined to fight against it, an older \u003cem\u003eragazzo\u003c\/em\u003e who has become an interpreter, and a reclusive poet who no longer writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach character in this moving and important saga is forced to reflect on what it means to encounter people they know nothing about. They watch as a situation unfolds over which they have little control or insight. A story told through a growing symphony of voices that ends only when one final voice brings silence to the choir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.19 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700006981728,"sku":"9798889660200","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-silence-of-the-choir-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}