{"product_id":"9780812980097","title":"Open City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Notable Book • One of the ten top novels of the year —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK ON MORE THAN TWENTY END-OF-THE-YEAR LISTS, INCLUDING \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\/The Daily Beast • \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e • New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News • Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e • Minneapolis \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune • GQ • \u003c\/i\u003eSalon • Slate • \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine • \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e• The Kansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting novel about identity, dislocation, and history, Teju Cole’s \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound work by an important new author who has much to say about our country and our world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Along the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor named Julius wanders, reflecting on his relationships, his recent breakup with his girlfriend, his present, his past. He encounters people from different cultures and classes who will provide insight on his journey—which takes him to Brussels, to the Nigeria of his youth, and into the most unrecognizable facets of his own soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] prismatic debut . . . beautiful, subtle, [and] original.”\u003ci\u003e—The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“A psychological hand grenade.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Magnificent . . . a remarkably resonant feat of prose.”\u003ci\u003e—The Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“A precise and poetic meditation on love, race, identity, friendship, memory, [and] dislocation.”\u003ci\u003e—The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016597750000,"sku":"9780812980097","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812980097_p0.jpg?v=1763744924","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812980097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}