{"product_id":"michel-the-giant-9780241554531","title":"Michel the Giant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eskilful\u003c\/b\u003e storytelling . . . intrepidly adventurous and unconventional  . . . \u003cb\u003ecouldn't be more relevant\u003c\/b\u003e. The kinship he felt with the Inuit on that first visit saw the publication of a literary work that was well ahead of its time. -- Michael Segalov * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFearless\u003c\/b\u003e reverse ethnology . . . \u003cb\u003egorgeous \u003c\/b\u003edescriptions . . . an eye for absurdity . . . Kpomassie is a writer of enviable and maybe indispensable \u003cb\u003eamiability and serenity\u003c\/b\u003e . . . With his gaze and his mind continually turned out and facing forward, he is up to every predicament he encounters; he has the mother \u003cb\u003ewit\u003c\/b\u003e, the equanimity and the \u003cb\u003eself-confidence of the epic hero \u003c\/b\u003e -- London Review of Books * Michael Hofmann *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful, compassionate, insightful\u003c\/b\u003e . . . inner and outer landscapes both \u003cb\u003erichly and honestly detailed\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the furthest a book has taken me . . . \u003cb\u003eAstonishing \u003c\/b\u003e -- Johny Pitts * author of Afropean *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating \u003c\/b\u003esnapshot of Inuit culture and a reminder of the common threads that bind us all . . . a \u003cb\u003efirst-rate storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e to the whole world -- Noo Saro-Wiwa * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a long way in miles, but even longer in \u003cb\u003eresilience, adventurous persistence and uncanny charm.\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Kpomassie's book contains a catalogue of his impressions, combined with \u003cb\u003estriking passages of fine writing\u003c\/b\u003e. The result is the curious double perspective of a naïve visitor, combined with the controlled distance of a writer -- Paul Zweig * The New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, witty and joyful\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Morgan * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurprising\u003c\/b\u003e . . . this \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epage-turning\u003c\/b\u003e piece of unjudgmental anthropological reportage by a black man finding his soul through seeking the soul of the Inuit recognises an important lesson for today. -- Sue Prideaux * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePioneering\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eunforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e * Mr Porter *\u003cbr\u003eAn ebullient snapshot of a vanished age -- John Self * Observer New Review *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733226860887,"sku":"9780241554531","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241554531.jpg?v=1719999722","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/michel-the-giant-9780241554531","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}