{"product_id":"open-city-teju-cole-9780812980097","title":"Open City","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Cerebral and capacious, Teju Cole's novel asks what it means to roam freely.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e (One of the 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Influential . . . makes you think about what kind of city is revealed to us based on where we cannot go.\"--Katie Kitamura, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTime, \u003c\/i\u003e NPR - WINNER: PEN\/Hemingway Award, Rosenthal Foundation Award, New York City Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A timely and compelling argument for tolerance and moral character in times of extreme antagonism.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor named Julius doing his residency wanders aimlessly. The walks are a release from the tightly regulated mental environment of work, and they give him the opportunity to process his relationships, his recent breakup, his present, his past. Though he's navigating the busy parts of town, the impression of countless faces does nothing to assuage his feelings of isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulius crisscrosses social territory as well, encountering people from different cultures and classes who provide insight on his journey--which takes him to Brussels, to the Nigeria of his youth, and into the most unrecognizable facets of his own soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeething with intelligence and written in a clear, rhythmic voice, \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, mature, profound work about our country and our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST: National Book Critics Circle Award, Young Lions Fiction Award - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, Newsweek, The New Republic, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York \u003ci\u003eDaily News, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, GQ, Salon, Slate, New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Week, The Kansas City Star, Kirkus Reviews, The Guardian, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teju Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812980093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812980097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\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 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2011 pg. 2065\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2011 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/2011 pg. 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2011 pg. 38","brand":"Teju Cole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051702644991,"sku":"9780812980097","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b12fe62a-1c14-4cd5-a1c2-704acad3645d.jpg?v=1685014671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/open-city-teju-cole-9780812980097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}