{"product_id":"39-berne-street-max-lobe-9780253064929","title":"39 Berne Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My mother says that there are things in life that she can't forgive . . .\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAt age 16, Dipita's mother, Mbila, arrived in Switzerland from Cameroon. Trafficked into Europe, she supported herself and her son as a prostitute in Geneva. Dipita, now a young, black, gay man serving a five-year sentence in a Swiss prison, shares their story and his own search for purpose. He intertwines their stories with the life of Uncle Démoney, a former civil servant in Cameroon, who staked everything on sending his sister to Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e39 Berne Street \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the complex themes of prostitution, immigration, and homosexuality through a fluid and expressive prose that makes it ring true. Originally published in French, it won the Prix du Roman des Romands in 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Lobe's \u003ci\u003e39 Berne Street\u003c\/i\u003e vividly describes the unforgivable actions visited by family members upon family members in desperate bids for survival and contentment in the midst of Dipita's struggle toward forgiveness and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Lobe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0253064929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253064929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Max Lobe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070551707903,"sku":"9780253064929","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5910301f-9d63-4629-96a0-33942bef613c.jpg?v=1724243605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/39-berne-street-max-lobe-9780253064929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}