{"product_id":"cotton-blues-paperback","title":"Cotton Blues - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdem Awumey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhyllis Aronoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHoward Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from French by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an African town somewhere between the Sahel and the Atlantic coast, cotton planter Toby Kunta takes a Berlin journalist hostage in a museum showroom. Kunta asks for monetary compensation for himself and a group of peasants ruined by the production of genetically modified cotton. As the tension rises inside the museum and a standoff begins with the chief of police, Kunta begins to burn the exhibited works one by one and threatens to do the same with his prisoner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith this standoff behind closed doors, where words and gestures get exchanged with anger and hope, Edem Awumey takes us on a contemporary journey on the cotton road, from the African Savannah to the American South, from the luxurious salons of Berlin to the fields of Indian Rajasthan sprayed with glyphosate, from the valleys of Uzbekistan covered with white fibre to the spinning mills of Dhaka in Bangladesh. \u003ci\u003eCotton Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of the crossing of worlds in a struggle against the global domination of the multinationals. It is the great lamentation of the African people enslaved by the Western world's thirst for wealth. It is a cry for freedom too long held back that finally bursts out with thunderous violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdem Awumey was born in Lom?, Togo. He is the author of five previous novels. \u003ci\u003eDescent into Night\u003c\/i\u003e, the English translation of \u003ci\u003eExplication de la nuit\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), won the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award for Translation in 2018. His other novels are \u003ci\u003ePort-Melo\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), which won the Grand prix litt?raire d'Afrique noire; \u003ci\u003eLes pieds sales\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), which was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt in France; \u003ci\u003eRose d?luge\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); and \u003ci\u003eMina parmi les ombres\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), which was translated into English as \u003ci\u003eMina Among the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003ci\u003eDirty Feet\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), the English translation of \u003ci\u003eLes pieds sales\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected for the Dublin Impac Award. \u003ci\u003eDescent into Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMina Among the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e were translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott. Edem Awumey lives in Gatineau, Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.66 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733676462143,"sku":"9781774151778","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5e80daf64ad7f3c325a6f2a241174d72.webp?v=1765136912","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cotton-blues-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}