{"product_id":"9781597092739","title":"The Adventures of Ibn Opcit: Two Volume Box Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Ibn Opcit \u003c\/i\u003eis a two-volume work by John Barr, first president of The Poetry Foundation.\u003ci\u003e Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume of this mock epic, is the master song of Ibn Opcit, a Caribbean gardener\/poet condemned to die by torture. In a series of jailhouse monologues we hear him descant on justice, on creation, on America, on death and on life after death. In volume two, \u003ci\u003eOpcit at Large\u003c\/i\u003e, the poet pushes back on his oppressors in three adventures. Like Virgil in the \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e he visits the afterworld of reincarnation in “The Afterdammit;” he struggles to survive as poet laureate to Africa’s newest President for Life in “Opcit en Afrique;” he orbits earth as “The Last Cosmonaut” on the eve of the fall of the Soviet Union. He comes home with the dignity and strength of one who has survived and prevailed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050207265008,"sku":"9781597092739","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597092739_p0.jpg?v=1763813573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597092739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}