{"product_id":"dowry-janvier-chouteu-chando-9798374148084","title":"Dowry","description":"A young king is desperately trying to hold his kingdom together in the backdrop of his diminishing powers owing to the influence of the new French colonial masters. He flexes his muscles and takes his sister out of her conjugal home by arrogating to himself the use of his traditional powers over the issue of the bride price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer overzealous uncle with an overactive imagination challenges the new king in a French court, thereby highlighting a bizarre but insightful case of the clash of occidental and African cultures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beleaguered princess finds herself at a crossroads and acts the best way she sees fit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Dowry\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the sixth story in the short story collection entitled \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Usurper: and Other Stories\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. It precedes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am hated\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and it is sequentially after \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"His Majesty's Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janvier Chouteu-Chando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798374148084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d","brand":"Janvier Chouteu-Chando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851431948543,"sku":"9798374148084","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dowry-janvier-chouteu-chando-9798374148084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}