{"product_id":"bxosrv-now-i-am-here-9781035004034","title":"Now I Am Here","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS' MCKITTERICK PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chidi Ebere has achieve something extraordinary with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNow I Am Here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e. The book takes the voice of the oppressor, an instrument of the regime, and convincingly brings the reader into the burgeoning dark innocence of an evil heart' - Rónán Hession, McKitterick Prize judge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe begin at the end. The armies of the National Defence Movement have been crushed and our unnamed narrator and his unit are surrounded. Prepared for defeat at the hands of the enemy and with only his sins for company, he turns to confession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChidi Ebere’s debut novel is a profound reflection on how good people can do terrible things – precipitated by circumstances and the violence of war. As he recounts the events leading to his disastrous finale, we learn how this gentle man is gradually transformed into a war criminal, committing acts he wouldn’t have thought himself capable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUnflinching, thought-provoking and devastating,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNow I Am Here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eresonates far beyond the individual story of our narrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of Uzo Iweala’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeasts of No Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Giles Foden’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand Abdulrazak Gurnah’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAfterlives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43556357767374,"sku":"9781035004034","price":27.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781035004034_a_1.png?v=1782107871","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosrv-now-i-am-here-9781035004034","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}