{"product_id":"grand-menteur-jean-marc-ah-sen-9781771661300","title":"Grand Menteur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobe and Mail Best 100 Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe secret world of Mauritian street-gangs is not for the faint of heart. Fraught with peril and mischief, its inner workings are a mystery to the daughter of one of its most valued members: Serge, the \u003ci\u003eGrand Menteur\u003c\/i\u003e. A liar of exceptional caliber whose sole responsibility is to purposefully confuse police with alibis, the Menteur fears for the criminal future he has unwittingly introduced into his daughter's life, when her clear knack for violence attracts the notice of senior gang members. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMauritian Kreol, English, and French blend together into a heady brew of language in \u003ci\u003eGrand Menteur\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in a nuanced style reflecting the island-nation's convoluted history of colonialism, this debut novel by Jean Marc Ah-Sen sheds an unflinching light on the poverty and down-and-out hardship of a shadow class of immigrants from the 1940s to the '80s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir story, with elements of child\/parent relations and the tumultuous emotions tied to leaving home for greener pastures, will resonate with readers familiar with diasporic fiction, adventure and travelogue writing, and 'lock, stock and barrel' British crime fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Marc Ah-Sen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771661305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771661300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2015 pg. 70","brand":"Jean Marc Ah-Sen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759660515583,"sku":"9781771661300","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_543d1d2a-5017-4d3c-8b6f-9e226402cb0f.jpg?v=1765512795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grand-menteur-jean-marc-ah-sen-9781771661300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}