{"product_id":"bound-to-violence-by-yambo-ouologuem-9780241680803","title":"Bound to Violence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe epic 1968 Malian novel that scandalised a generation, by the first African winner of the Prix Renaudot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnvisioned as a criticism of and insider's guide to African history, this dark, pugnacious epic, spanning the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, recounts the fate of the imaginary empire of Nakem. With its acerbic pen portraits of the dynasty of devious, asp-wielding Saifs who reign in Nakem; visiting white exploiters and saviours; and persecuted citizens - especially the tragicomic, Paris-educated hero Raymond-Spartacus Kassoumi - \u003cem\u003eBound to Violence\u003c\/em\u003e is a biting satire of unusual and alarming power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, professor and award-winning documentary filmmaker Cherif Keita provides invaluable context for the novel, whose publication in the West was mired by accusations of plagiarism fraught with racist undertones. What emerges is a thrillingly excessive, defiant novel that paints a universally relevant portrait of sex, violence, and power in human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46670272725228,"sku":"9780241680803","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/521573482274.jpg?v=1752766064","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/bound-to-violence-by-yambo-ouologuem-9780241680803","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}