{"product_id":"die-walking-obadiah-m-9781487009724","title":"Die Walking: A Child's Journey Through Genocide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unforgettable first-person account of surviving the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing a foreword by \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/em\u003eAfrica Bureau Chief Geoffrey York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1994, Obadiah was the thirteen-year-old son of a Hutu pastor, living comfortably in Rwanda and dreaming of becoming a pilot, when violence and bloodshed began to engulf the country. His family soon fled their home, pursued by soldiers and stalked by death and hunger. As the genocide led into a horrific war, Obadiah was forced to survive unrelenting terror and the darkest despair as a refugee, both in neighbouring Zaire and eventually in the American refugee detention system. Obadiah was sustained through these horrors by his faith and the philosophy of \u003cem\u003eubuntu\u003c\/em\u003e -- finding one's self through connection with others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of \u003cem\u003eNight\u003c\/em\u003e by Elie Wiesel, \u003cem\u003eDie Walking\u003c\/em\u003e is one boy's horrific story of shared humanity in a chaotic world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obadiah M\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487009720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487009724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e House of Anansi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Obadiah M","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044699828479,"sku":"9781487009724","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_580faa07-e1ae-4008-bc5a-5e1de781d4d7.jpg?v=1684974370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/die-walking-obadiah-m-9781487009724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}