{"product_id":"the-broken-word-adam-foulds-9780143118091","title":"The Broken Word: An Epic Poem of the British Empire in Kenya, and the Mau Mau Uprising Against It","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe stunning debut from \"one of the best British writers to emerge in the past decade.\" (Julian Barnes) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a voice that is at once fierce and lyrical, Adam Foulds tells the story of the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule in 1950s Kenya. Tom, a young man who has returned to his family's farm, rapidly becomes caught up in the intensifying events of violence and brutality in a conflict Foulds illustrates as both utterly contemporary and yet deeply burdened by the history of race and empire in this region. \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Word\u003c\/i\u003e was the recipient of the Costa (Whitbread) Poetry Award, and Foulds's \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening Maze\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Foulds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143118099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2011 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 63","brand":"Adam Foulds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571021992191,"sku":"9780143118091","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68495031-ae54-40b9-a927-99dc5aef90f8.jpg?v=1738807024","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-broken-word-adam-foulds-9780143118091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}