{"product_id":"the-last-summer-of-reason","title":"The Last Summer of Reason","description":"This elegant, haunting novel takes us deep into the world of bookstore owner Boualem Yekker. He lives in a country being overtaken by the Vigilant Brothers, a radically conservative party that seeks to control every element of life according to the laws of their stringent moral theology: no work of beauty created by human hands should rival the wonders of their god. Once-treasured art and literature are now despised.\n\nSilently holding his ground, Boualem withstands the new regime, using the shop and his personal history as weapons against puritanical forces. Readers are taken into the lush depths of the bookseller's dreams, the memories of his now-empty family life, his passion for literature, then yanked back into the terror and drudgery of his daily routine by the vandalism, assaults, and death warrants that afflict him.\n\nFrom renowned Algerian author Tahar Djaout we inherit a brutal and startling story that reveals how far an ordinary human being will go to maintain hope.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0803215916\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0803215916.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Djaout, Tahar|de Jager, Marjolijn|Toumi, Alek Baylee|Soyinka, Wole\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446025396282,"sku":"DBV.0803215916.G","price":6.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0803215916-0.jpg?v=1780698500","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-last-summer-of-reason","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}