{"product_id":"solibo-magnificent-paperback","title":"Solibo Magnificent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Chamoiseau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Times notable book of the year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Fort-de-France, Martinique, a colorful group of musicians, street vendors, and hopeless disciples, including the author, gather under a tamarind tree to listen to legendary bard Solibo Magnificent spin tales. Suddenly, in the middle of a raucously entertaining story, Solibo drops dead. So entranced and drunken are his friends, they initially fail to realize that their hero has spoken his last word. One hysterical listener runs to find the doctor and inadvertently returns with the overly eager, sinister chief sergeant, who holds Solibo's friends under suspicion for murder. At turns a madcap murder mystery, a political satire, and a lament on the death of a treasured tradition, \u003ci\u003eSolibo Magnificent\u003c\/i\u003e is wildly imaginative and exuberantly lyrical. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eSolibo Magnificent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Both a meaty tale and a cry on behalf of a drowning culture . . . by a poet and a novelist with a raffishly human and lyrical touch.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A world class author . . . whose voice and imagination are like nothing you've read before.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Chamoiseau\u003c\/b\u003e lives on Martinique. He is the writer of \u003ci\u003eTexaco, \u003ci\u003eLes Neuf Consciences du malfini, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChronique des Sept Misères\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSolibo Magnifique.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTexaco\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into 14 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.02 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726026543167,"sku":"9780679751762","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8cfc2b7c40dc25ede8ba173e79c026b4.webp?v=1765108936","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/solibo-magnificent-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}