{"product_id":"9781566561907","title":"The Stone of Laughter","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stone of Laughter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Hoda Barakat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stone of Laughter is a virile novel which brings forth the contradictory history of a city under fire through the life and dilemmas of a gay man. It is a bold and radical novel, full of black humor and cynical observations about life in war-torn Beirut. Written sensitively, and without a trace of sentimentality or political propaganda, The Stone of Laughter shook the Arab readers' preconceptions about women's writing and questioned the necessity of political affiliation for Arab authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781566561907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Interlink Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592087810254,"sku":"9781566561907","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_0f6e135d-14e5-4f08-b106-4c19322807f1.jpg?v=1637762808","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781566561907","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}