{"product_id":"the-youth-of-god-hassan-ghedi-santur-9781988449739","title":"The Youth of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonglisted for Canada Reads, 2020\u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award for Excellence in African Writing, 2019\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Youth of God\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Nuur, a sensitive and academically gifted seventeen-year-old boy growing up in Toronto's Somali neighbourhood, as he negotiates perilously between the calling of his faith and his intellectual ambitions. Trying to influence him are a radical Muslim imam and a book-loving, dedicated teacher who shares his background. In its telling, this novel reveals the alienated lives of Somali youth in an environment riddled with crime and unemployment, while still in the grip of bitter memories of a home left behind. This intensely moving novel is also a powerful allegory of the struggle for the soul of Islam in modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hassan Ghedi Santur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988449731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988449739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Hassan Ghedi Santur","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983436644607,"sku":"9781988449739","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93d6d0b1-0bd6-4989-aade-8dbf90e5b843.jpg?v=1683266637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-youth-of-god-hassan-ghedi-santur-9781988449739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}