{"product_id":"theft","title":"Theft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, a captivating story of the intertwined lives of three young people coming of age in postcolonial East Africa.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected as a book to look out for in 2025 by the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e and BBC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat are we given, and what do we have to take for ourselves?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the 1990s. Growing up in Zanzibar, three very different young people – Karim, Fauzia and Badar – are coming of age, and dreaming of great possibilities in their young nation. But for Badar, an uneducated servant boy who has never known his parents, it seems as if all doors are closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrought into a lowly position in a great house in Dar es Salaam, Badar finds the first true home of his life – and the friendship of Karim, the young man of the house. Even when a shattering false accusation sees Badar sent away, Karim and Fauzia refuse to turn away from their friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as the three of them take their first steps in love, infatuation, work and parenthood, their bond is tested – and Karim is tempted into a betrayal that will change all of their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbdulrazak Gurnah is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021. His books include  \u003cem\u003eParadise\u003c\/em\u003e (shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Award), \u003cem\u003eBy the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e (longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Award), and \u003cem\u003eAfterlives\u003c\/em\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction 2021 and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize. He was Professor of English at the University of Kent, and was a Man Booker Prize judge in 2016. He lives in Canterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.3 x 23.4 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46524460892317,"sku":"9781526680105","price":99.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/theft_abdulrazak_gurnah_9781526680105.jpg?v=1740452395","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/theft","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}