{"product_id":"they-will-drown-in-their-mothers-tears-paperback","title":"They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohannes Anyuru\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSaskia Vogel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the midst of a terrorist attack on a bookstore reading by G ran Loberg, a comic book artist famous for demeaning drawings of the prophet Mohammed, one of the attackers, a young woman, has a sudden premonition that something is wrong, changing the course of history.\u003c\/b\u003e Two years later, this unnamed woman invites a famous writer to visit her in the criminal psychiatric clinic where she's living. She then shares with him an incredible story--she is a visitor from an alternate future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite discrepancies that make the writer highly skeptical, he becomes increasingly fascinated by her amazing tale: in her dystopian future, any so-called \"anti-Swedish\" citizens are forced into a horrific ghetto called The Rabbit Yard. As events begin to spiral and the author becomes more and more implicated in this woman's tale, he comes to believe the unbelievable: she's telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A remarkably intense, beautifully wrought tale that combines the ingenuity of speculative fiction with the difficulties of today's harsh political realities, \u003ci\u003eThey Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears\u003c\/i\u003e is the groundbreaking, award-winning work from the bestselling Swedish-Ugandan author Johannes Anyuru. With echoes of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, the \u003ci\u003eCharlie Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e tragedy, and anti-immigrant hysteria, this largest and most complex novel from an already celebrated poet, author, and spoken word artist catapults him to the front ranks of world writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the prestigious August Prize for best Work of Literary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the finest novels I've ever read about the nature of radicalization--both of the individual and of societies. There is an inventive and emotionally devastating beauty about this book. That Johannes Anyuru has managed to so precisely capture the metastasis of hatred across time and space shows he is a writer in possession of a ferocious magic. - Omar El Akkad, author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of a terrorist attack on a bookstore reading by Göran Loberg, a comic book artist famous for demeaning drawings of the prophet Mohammed, one of the attackers, a young woman, has a sudden premonition that something is wrong, changing the course of history. Two years later, this unnamed woman invites a famous writer to visit her in the criminal psychiatric clinic where she's living. She then shares with him an incredible story--she is a visitor from an alternate future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite discrepancies that make the writer highly skeptical, he becomes increasingly fascinated by her amazing tale: in her dystopian future, any so-called \"anti-Swedish\" citizens are forced into a horrific ghetto called The Rabbit Yard. As events begin to spiral and the author becomes more and more implicated in this woman's tale, he comes to believe the unbelievable: she's telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A remarkably intense, beautifully wrought tale that combines the ingenuity of speculative fiction with the difficulties of today's harsh political realities, \u003ci\u003eThey Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears\u003c\/i\u003e is the groundbreaking, award-winning work from the bestselling Swedish-Ugandan author Johannes Anyuru. With echoes of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, the \u003ci\u003eCharlie Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e tragedy, and anti-immigrant hysteria, this largest and most complex novel from an already celebrated poet, author, and spoken word artist catapults him to the front ranks of world writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohannes Anyuru\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1979) is a poet, novelist, and playwright. He debuted in 2003 with the critically acclaimed collection of poems \u003ci\u003eOnly The Gods Are New\u003c\/i\u003e. His second book, a memoir entitled \u003ci\u003eA Storm Blew in From Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) was based on his father's life. It received rave reviews and was awarded several prestigious literary prizes. \u003ci\u003eThey Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears\u003c\/i\u003e is his most recent book, and was awarded the August Prize and film rights have been acquired by Momento Film. Anyuru's work has been likened to a mix between Nobel Laureate Thomas Tranströmer and a hip-hop MC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSaskia Vogel\u003c\/b\u003e has written on the themes of gender, power, and sexuality for publications such as \u003ci\u003eGranta, The White Review, The Offing, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translations include work by leading female authors, such as Katrine Marcal, Karolina Ramqvist, and the modernist eroticist Rut Hillarp. Vogel's debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePermission\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2019 in English, as well as Spanish and Swedish translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44316166193254,"sku":"9781949641080","price":24.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bXl2SzFVdERqeTdSUXNIcU16K2xTZz09.webp?v=1767984694","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/they-will-drown-in-their-mothers-tears-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}