{"product_id":"9781035004034-now-i-am-here","title":"Now I Am Here","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePowerful and questioning, this debut novel from British-Nigerian author Chidi Ebere explores how good people can commit terrible acts during times of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS' MCKITTERICK PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chidi Ebere has achieve something extraordinary with \u003ci\u003eNow I Am Here\u003c\/i\u003e. The book takes the voice of the oppressor, an instrument of the regime, and convincingly brings the reader into the burgeoning dark innocence of an evil heart' - Rónán Hession, McKitterick Prize judge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe begin at the end. The armies of the National Defence Movement have been crushed and our unnamed narrator and his unit are surrounded. Prepared for defeat at the hands of the enemy and with only his sins for company, he turns to confession.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChidi Ebere’s debut novel is a profound reflection on how good people can do terrible things – precipitated by circumstances and the violence of war. As he recounts the events leading to his disastrous finale, we learn how this gentle man is gradually transformed into a war criminal, committing acts he wouldn’t have thought himself capable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnflinching, thought-provoking and devastating,\u003ci\u003e Now I Am Here\u003c\/i\u003e resonates far beyond the individual story of our narrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of Uzo Iweala’s\u003ci\u003e Beasts of No Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, Giles Foden’s \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Scotland \u003c\/i\u003eand Abdulrazak Gurnah’s \u003ci\u003eAfterlives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41532860825697,"sku":"9781035004034","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41441351.jpg?v=1779934823","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035004034-now-i-am-here","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}