{"product_id":"the-interpreters-paperback","title":"The Interpreters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWole Soyinka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature--his debut novel about a group of young Nigerian intellectuals trying to come to grips with themselves and their changing country. First published in 1965.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFriends since high school, the five young men at the heart of \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreters\u003c\/i\u003e have returned to Lagos after studying abroad to embark on careers as a physician, a journalist, an engineer, a teacher, and an artist. As they navigate wild parties, affairs of the heart, philosophical debates, and professional dilemmas, they struggle to reconcile the cultural traditions and Western influences that have shaped them--and that still divide their country. Soyinka deftly weaves memories of the past through scenes of the present as the five friends move toward an uncertain future. The result is a vividly realized fictional world rendered in prose that pivots easily from satire to tragedy and manages to be both wildly funny and soaringly poetic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWOLE SOYINKA, the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a distinguished playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist of global stature. Born in Nigeria, Soyinka studied at University College in Ibadan, Nigeria and University of Leeds, England. Soyinka's prolific body of work includes several poetry collections, over 20 plays, five memoirs including \u003ci\u003eAké\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Years of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), and three novels--\u003ci\u003eThe Interpreters\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), \u003ci\u003eSeason of Anomy\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), and \u003ci\u003eChronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.08 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698951098431,"sku":"9780593467213","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bec3c9e0b494b84f0cd20a8855e7b811.webp?v=1765011906","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-interpreters-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}