{"product_id":"orchestra-of-minorities","title":"Orchestra Of Minorities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fishermen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOKS OF 2019 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A major new African writer''\u003c\/b\u003e Salman Rushdie \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A profoundly humane epic love story'' \u003c\/b\u003eBooker Prize Judges 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young farmer named Chinonso prevents a woman from falling to her death. Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, he and Ndali fall in love, but it is a mismatch according to her family who reject him because of his lowly status. Is it love or madness that makes Chinonso think he can change his destiny?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet across Nigeria and Cyprus, \u003ci\u003eAn Orchestra of Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the mythic style of the Igbo tradition, weaves a heart-wrenching tale about fate versus free will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A spectacular artistic leap'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliantly original'' \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A remarkable talent'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Few contemporary novels achieve the seductive panache of Obioma''s heightened language, with its mixture of English, Igbo and colourful African-English phrases, and the startling clarity of the dialogue. The story is extreme; yet its theme is a bid for mercy for that most fragile of creatures - a human'' Eileen Battersby, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319140327806,"sku":"NW9780349143187","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349143187.jpg?v=1778687659","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/orchestra-of-minorities","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}