{"product_id":"2940169412765","title":"Small Country: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlready an international sensation and prize-winning bestseller in France, an evocative coming-of-age story of a young boy, a lost childhood and a shattered homeland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I was born with this story. It ran in my blood. I belonged to it.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurundi, 1992. For ten-year-old Gabriel, life in his comfortable expatriate neighborhood of Bujumbura with his French father, Rwandan mother and little sister Ana, is something close to paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are carefree days of laughter and adventureamp;mdash;sneaking Supermatch cigarettes and gorging on stolen mangoesamp;mdash;as he and his mischievous gang of friends transform their tiny cul-de-sac into their kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut dark clouds are gathering over this small country, and soon their peaceful existence will shatter when Burundi, and neighboring Rwanda, are brutally hit by civil war and genocide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of extraordinary power and beauty, \u003ci\u003eSmall Country\u003c\/i\u003e describes an end of innocence as seen through the eyes of a child caught in the maelstrom of history. Shot through with shadows and light, tragedy and humor, it is a stirring tribute not only to a dark chapter in Africa's past, but also to the bright days that preceded it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114568925424,"sku":"2940169412765","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169412765_p0.jpg?v=1763681766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169412765","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}