{"product_id":"absence-of-ruins-an-pb-orlando-patterson-9781845231040","title":"Absence of Ruins, an PB","description":"Originally published in 1967, \u003ci\u003eAn Absence of Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant portrayal of a man shaped by the colonial education of the Caribbean intellectual class. Orlando Patterson offers a devastating critique of middle-class intellectualism through the self-condemning perceptions of the main character, Alexander Blackman, and the vibrant reality of the world he is unable to embrace--the world of the Jamaican working class. An intensive and inward portrayal of what the world looks like to a man who has been shaped by the deeply entrenched consequences of colonialism, this novel is full of sardonic humor and a nihilism that emerges as a kind of integrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orlando Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184523104X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845231040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peepal Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Orlando Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938931441919,"sku":"9781845231040","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_208b1623-4be1-4704-ad09-732ce67ae41a.jpg?v=1681438523","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/absence-of-ruins-an-pb-orlando-patterson-9781845231040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}