{"product_id":"2940169520644","title":"Bingo's Run: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Dave Eggers, Teju Cole, and James McBride comes this extraordinary novel of morality and the redemptive powers of art that offers a glimpse into an African underworld rarely described in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeet Bingo, the greatest drug runner in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, and maybe the world. A teenage grifter, often mistaken for a younger boy, he faithfully serves Wolf, the drug lord of Kibera. Bingo spends his days throwing rocks at Krazi Hari, the prophet of Kibera¿s garbage mound; ¿lipping¿ safari tourists of their cash; and hanging out with his best friend, Slo-George, a taciturn fellow whose girth is a mystery to Bingo in a place where there is never enough food. Bingo earns his keep by running ¿white¿ to a host of clients, including Thomas Hunsa, a reclusive artist whose paintings, rooted in African tradition, move him. But when Bingo witnesses a drug-related murder and Wolf sends him to an orphanage for ¿protection,¿ Bingo¿s life changes, and he learns that life itself is the ¿run.¿\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA modern trickster tale that draws on African folklore, \u003ci\u003eBingo¿s Run\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly original, often very funny, and always moving story of a boy alone in a corrupt and dangerous world who must depend on his wits and inner resources to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100438937840,"sku":"2940169520644","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169520644_p0.jpg?v=1769895900","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169520644","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}