{"product_id":"ready-to-burst","title":"Ready to Burst","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Frankétienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Archipelago Books (2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReady to Burst\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the tale of a young man’s efforts to navigate the challenges of a deeply troubled society. The novel moves fluidly between his experiences and those of his alter ego, opening a window onto the absurd realities of a dictatorship. First published in 1968, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReady to Burst\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents a sensitive critique of François Duvalier’s suffocating regime and its consequences for a generation of young people in Haiti. The novel offers at once an exquisite verbal painting of life within a specific context of terror and a vivid exploration of love, hope, and the delicate membrane between reality and dream. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174963146851,"sku":"9781935744788","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8655\/1139\/files\/readytoburst.jpg?v=1778620092","url":"https:\/\/woodlandpatternbookcenter.com\/products\/ready-to-burst","provider":"Woodland Pattern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}