{"product_id":"9781632060433","title":"The Face: Cartography of the Void","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A fascinating meditation on identity that explores the novelist’s own mixed heritage and mixed feelings....A true citizen of the world....With great insight and compassion, Abani reveals that behind his—and every—face are unseen scars.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Face: Cartography of the Void\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed Nigerian-born author and poet Chris Abani has given us a profound and gorgeously wrought short memoir that navigates the stories written upon his own face. Beginning with his early childhood immersed in the Igbo culture of West Africa, Abani unfurls a lushly poetic, insightful, and funny narrative that investigates the roles that race, culture, and language play in fashioning our sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Abani so lovingly puts it, he contemplates “all the people who have touched my face, slapped it, punched it, kissed it, washed it, shaved it. All of that human contact must leave some trace, some of the need and anger that motivated that touch. This face is softened by it all. Made supple by all the wonder it has beheld, all the kindness, all the generosity of life.” \u003ci\u003eThe Face: Cartography of the Void\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift to be read, re-read, shared, and treasured, from an author at the height of his artistic powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternately philosophical, funny, personal, political, and poetic, the short memoirs in The Face series offer unique perspectives from some of our favorite writers. Find out more at www.restlessbooks.com\/the-face.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Restless Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053381042416,"sku":"9781632060433","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781632060433_p0.jpg?v=1763673420","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781632060433","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}