{"product_id":"the-necessary-beggar-paperback","title":"The Necessary Beggar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Palwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe great modern SF novel of the immigrant experience, as timely today as it was on its first publication, Susan Palwick's \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Beggar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLemabantunk, the Glorious City, is a place of peace and plenty, bejeweled streets and glittering waterfalls. It is also a place of severe justice. Darroti, a young merchant, has been accused of the brutal murder of a highborn woman. Now, in keeping with his world's customs, his entire family must share in his punishment: exile to the unknown world that lies beyond a mysterious gate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePassing through the gate, and grieving for the life they left behind, Darroti and his family find themselves in a harsh and hostile land: America just a few years hence. Unable to explain their origin, they're rapidly remanded to a desert internment camp along with thousands of other refugees. There they struggle to make sense of this ill-fated new world and its strange gods. They will eventually make their way out of the camp--and each of them will adapt, or fail to adapt, to their new lives according to their natures. And learn, or fail to learn, what actually happened back in Lemabantunk . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new Tor Essentials edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Beggar\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Jo Walton, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmong Others.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Triumphant...Succeeds as a heart-wrenching romance, a sharp meditation on refugees and\u003cbr\u003edisplaced persons, and a tragicomedy of cultural differences. Outstanding.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Palwick\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFlying in Place\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Crawford Award for best fantasy debut. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Beggar\u003c\/i\u003e, won the American Library Association's Alex Award. She lives with her husband in Reno, Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Necessary Beggar\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691612737599,"sku":"9780765314918","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1eaac6d2659795f19cdeac47b6649ca9.webp?v=1764992653","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-necessary-beggar-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}