{"product_id":"hangman","title":"Hangman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA man returns home to sub-Saharan Africa after twenty-six years living in exile in America. When he arrives, he finds that he doesn't recognize the country, or anyone in it. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThankfully, someone at the airport knows him - a man who calls him brother. As they travel to this man's house, the purpose of his visit comes into focus: he is here to find his real brother, who is dying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHangman\u003c\/em\u003e is his tragicomic journey through homecoming and loss. It is a hilarious and twisted odyssey, peopled by phantoms and tricksters, aid workers and taxi drivers, the relatives and riddles that lead this man along a circuitous path towards the truth. This is the strangley honest story of one man's search for refuge - in this world and the one that lies beyond it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn existential journey, a tragic farce, a slapstick tragedy: \u003cem\u003eHangman\u003c\/em\u003e is the shockingly original debut novel about exile, diaspora and the search for Black refuge, from a thrilling new literary voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maya Binyam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44593394254081,"sku":"9781911590798","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1263.png?v=1724928664","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/hangman","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}