{"product_id":"the-scarecrow-ibrahim-al-koni-9781477302521","title":"The Scarecrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scarecrow\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume of Ibrahim al-Koni's Oasis trilogy, which chronicles the founding, flourishing, and decline of a Saharan oasis. Fittingly, this continuation of a tale of greed and corruption opens with a meeting of the conspirators who assassinated the community's leader at the end of the previous novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Puppet\u003c\/i\u003e. They punished him for opposing the use of gold in business transactions--a symptom of a critical break with their nomadic past--and now they must search for a leader who shares their fetishistic love of gold. A desert retreat inspires the group to select a leader at random, but their \"choice,\" it appears, is not entirely human. This interloper from the spirit world proves a self-righteous despot, whose intolerance of humanity presages disaster for an oasis besieged by an international alliance. Though al-Koni has repeatedly stressed that he is not a political author, readers may see parallels not only to a former Libyan ruler but to other tyrants--past and present--who appear as hollow as a scarecrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibrahim Al-Koni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477302522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477302521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies Ut-Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Ibrahim Al-Koni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985709105407,"sku":"9781477302521","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c564acd-a41b-4fcd-bf2c-ae9ff8d0e28b.jpg?v=1683279103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scarecrow-ibrahim-al-koni-9781477302521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}