{"product_id":"9781841956060","title":"The In-Between World Of Vikram Lall","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Vassanji, Moyez\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 June 2005 by CANONGATE BOOKS LTD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 29 | 326g\u003cp\u003eSweeping in scope, both historically and geographically, Vassanji weaves a rich tapestry of vivid characters (real and imagined) in a Kenya poised between colonialism and independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVikram Lall, like his adopted country, inhabits an 'in-between world': between the pull of his ancestral home in India and the Kenya he loves passionately; between his tragic past in Africa and an unclear future in Canada; between escape from political terror and a seemingly inevitable return home . . . a return that may cost him dearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master storyteller, Vassanji intertwines the political and the personal - the rise of the Mau Mau in the last days of colonialism looms large over a plot centring on two love stories and a deep friendship. The result is a sumptuous novel that brilliantly explores the tyranny of history and memory, and questions the individual's role and responsibility in lawless times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vassanji, Moyez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465860485304,"sku":"9781841956060","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781841956060.jpg?v=1734724762","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781841956060","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}