{"product_id":"9781933368542","title":"Guantanamo: A Novel","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAt the beginning of the Afghan war, young Rashid, born in Hamburg to an Indian father and a German mother, travels to India to claim an inheritance. There, he befriends a young Afghan and continues his journey to Peshawar, where he ends up in the middle of an anti-American demonstration. He is arrested, handed over to the Americans, and taken to the notorious Guantanamo.\u003cp\u003eWhat ensues is a remarkable literary experiment, a novel based on meticulous research. In six scenes, it describes Rashid’s life at the camp. Sensitive yet utterly unsentimental, the novel explores the existential consequences of isolation, suppression, and uncertainty — paralyzing fear, psychotic delusions, manic identification with fellow prisoners, and ultimately, resignation. Written with fierce moral clarity and a remarkable economy of expression, \u003ci\u003eGuantanamo\u003c\/i\u003e functions as both a political statement and a fascinating examination of the prisoner\/jailer relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063034462448,"sku":"9781933368542","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933368542_p0.jpg?v=1763640462","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933368542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}