{"product_id":"the-empire-of-illusion-1","title":"The Empire of Illusion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Senegal, three modest families share a courtyard. This common space is a small paradise where they meet to cook, dine, talk, evoke memories, and grow together. At one Sunday family gathering, the usual post-meal conversation turns tense when Sada's adolescent son, Dieìry, asks why his father was so friendly with a government official at a televised ribbon-cutting the day before. The conversation quickly devolves into one about respect and duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary Senegalese novelist Aminata Sow Fall, explores the powerful themes of family, respect, and ethics. What respect does a son owe his father—and vice versa? How does a family maintain a balance of debate and respect? How does a person maintain self-respect when forced to swim in ethically muddy waters? Aminata Sow Fall, the matriarch of Senegalese social-realist fiction delivers yet another trenchant examination of her society, and of the universal challenge of finding, keeping, and giving respect to oneself and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Aminata Sow Fall. Translated by Meg Furniss Weisberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54960662643068,"sku":"9780253067012","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780253067012.jpg?v=1740058867","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-empire-of-illusion-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}