{"product_id":"9780671036065","title":"The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe White Man in the Tree and Other Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mark Kurlansky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Man in the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a comedy of cultural misunderstandings set in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences, misjudge each other. Whether it is a sophisticated European filmmaker, an ambitious young black Haitian woman, a promising politician obsessed with women's feet, or a fish-out-of-water rabbi in search of a kosher chicken in Curaçao, each of Kurlansky's characters engages us with impulses and interactions that are by turns comic, insightful, and poignant. \u003ci\u003eThe White Man in the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is an affectionate portrait of a unique society, where Europe, America, Africa, and Asia meet Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Rich, complex, and delicious as the islands themselves, boiling with humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Mark Kurlansky writes with a quirky verve that makes his books as entertaining as they are enlightening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Funny, touching, and thought-provoking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e A sunny collection, lithely written and full of Caribbean sunshine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780671036065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592286777550,"sku":"9780671036065","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_8c086aba-2cff-4d4c-9bf4-b6a069b9b3df.jpg?v=1637765201","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780671036065","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}