{"product_id":"9781609807122","title":"Z, 50th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA progressive parliamentary deputy is scheduled to appear at a political rally. Meanwhile, local political bosses plot his assassination. Thugs are recruited to disrupt the rally. Rumors begin to spread. But the forces already set in motion are irresistible. Z is the story of a crime, a time, a place, and people transformed by events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZ was published in Greece in 1966, and banned there one year later. It is based on an actual political assassination in 1963 in Salonika. The victim was Gregory Lambrakis, a socialist legislator and outspoken critic of the government. But Lambrakis's killers could not have anticipated the public response. His funeral became a political event; by the time the cortege reached Athens, 400,000 people were following the coffin in silence. In the nation's capital, the letter Z suddenly appeared on walls, sidewalks, posters—everywhere. Z stands for the Greek verb \u003ci\u003ezei\u003c\/i\u003e, \"he lives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058633064688,"sku":"9781609807122","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609807122_p0.jpg?v=1763838447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609807122","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}