{"product_id":"the-in-between-world-of-vikram-lall","title":"The In-Between World of Vikram Lall","description":"\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\n\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\n\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":"Canongate Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49284724490570,"sku":"9781841956060","price":14.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/913RQOgKL1L._SL1500.jpg?v=1727105056","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/the-in-between-world-of-vikram-lall","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}