{"product_id":"9781101513484","title":"The Broken Word: An Epic Poem of the British Empire in Kenya, and the Mau Mau Uprising Against It","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe stunning debut from \"one of the best British writers to emerge in the past decade.\" (Julian Barnes) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a voice that is at once fierce and lyrical, Adam Foulds tells the story of the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule in 1950s Kenya. Tom, a young man who has returned to his family's farm, rapidly becomes caught up in the intensifying events of violence and brutality in a conflict Foulds illustrates as both utterly contemporary and yet deeply burdened by the history of race and empire in this region. \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Word\u003c\/i\u003e was the recipient of the Costa (Whitbread) Poetry Award, and Foulds's \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening Maze\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119065448688,"sku":"9781101513484","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101513484_p0.jpg?v=1763687136","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101513484","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}