{"product_id":"the-leopard-boy-daniel-picouly-9780813937908","title":"The Leopard Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctober 15, 1793: the eve of Marie-Antoinette's execution. The Reign of Terror has descended upon revolutionary France, and thousands are beheaded daily under the guillotine. Edmond Coffin and Jonathan Gravedigger, two former soldiers now employed in disposing of the dead, are hired to search the Parisian neighborhood of Haarlem for a mysterious mixed-race \"leopard boy,\" whose nickname derives from his mottled black-and-white skin. Some would like to see the elusive leopard boy dead, while others wish to save him. Why so much interest in this child? He is rumored to be the son of Marie-Antoinette and a man of color--the Chevalier de Saint-George, perhaps, or possibly Zamor, the slave of Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wildly imaginative and culturally resonant tale by Daniel Picouly audaciously places black and mixed-race characters--including King Mac, creator of the first hamburger, who hands out figures of Voltaire and Rousseau with his happy meals, and the megalomaniac Black Delorme, creator of a slavery theme park--at the forefront of its Revolution-era story. Winner of the Prix Renaudot, one of France's most prestigious literary awards, this book envisions a \"Black France\" two hundred years before the term came to describe a nation transformed through its postcolonial immigrant population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Picouly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813937906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813937908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Daniel Picouly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757846413567,"sku":"9780813937908","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4af35742-e9c9-4174-82a9-c058847ace93.jpg?v=1765510728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-leopard-boy-daniel-picouly-9780813937908","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}