{"product_id":"9781908276407","title":"By Night the Mountain Burns","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel tells of childhood on a remote island off the west African coast. Superstition dominates in dark times and the hard-pressed islanders sacrifice their possessions to the enraged ocean. What of their lives will they save?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth lyrical and unsparingly truthful, this novel draws on oral storytelling to illuminate a little-known corner of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJuan Tomás Ávila Laurel\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1966 in Equatorial Guinea. \u003ci\u003eBy Night the Mountain Burns\u003c\/i\u003e is based on his memories of growing up on the remote Annobón Island. He made headlines in 2011 by embarking on a hunger strike in an anti-government protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033267683568,"sku":"9781908276407","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908276407_p0.jpg?v=1763622450","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908276407","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}