{"product_id":"statues-azan-ahmed-9781839044038","title":"Statues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe grew up to be a man whose sighs and slumps replaced sentences. Is that gonna be me?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays after his father's passing, Yusuf discovers a dusty mixtape that changes everything he knew about a man who barely spoke. Turns out, his dad spent the '90s rapping about pretty girls and Kilburn life, plotting dreams of superstardom with his best friend Omar. How did this passionate wordsmith become a silent statue?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYusuf's mourning becomes a journey into the past, soundtracked by Omar's thumping beats and his father's bars, as he begins to uncover secrets that turn his world upside-down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, honest and deeply moving, Azan Ahmed's play \u003ci\u003eStatues\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical love letter to the original code-switchers, exploring the impact of loss, and what you can gain from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Azan Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839044039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839044038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Azan Ahmed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881139917055,"sku":"9781839044038","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8503842-d1c8-4784-a04c-74c202a7937b.jpg?v=1747970795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/statues-azan-ahmed-9781839044038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}