{"product_id":"the-porcupine-julian-barnes-9780679744825","title":"The Porcupine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of an Ending\u003c\/i\u003e trains his laser-bright prose on the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for crimes that range from corruption to political murder. Petkanov's guilt--and the righteousness of his opponents--would seem to be self-evident. But, as brilliantly imagined by Barnes, the trial of this cunning and unrepentant dictator illuminates the shadowy frontier between the rusted myths of the Communist past and a capitalist future in which everything is up for grabs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679744827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679744825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.20w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/1993","brand":"Julian Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946920706303,"sku":"9780679744825","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ea5572b1-9a59-45d4-a947-4cd915609ee4.jpg?v=1681515754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-porcupine-julian-barnes-9780679744825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}