{"product_id":"literature-from-the-axis-of-evil-writing-from-iran-iraq-north-korea-and-other-enemy-nations-9781595582058","title":"Literature from the 'Axis of Evil': Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubject of a full-length segment on\u003ci\u003e Morning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e when it first appeared in hardcover, \u003ci\u003eLiterature from the Axis of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e quickly went to the top of the Amazon bestseller list. Its publication was celebrated by authors including Azar Nafisi and Alice Walker, and the \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e named it a book of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thirty-five works of fiction and poetry, writers from countries Americans have not been allowed to hear from--until the Treasury Department revised its regulations recently--offer an invaluable window on daily life in enemy nations and humanize the individuals living there. The book includes works from Syria, Lybia, the Sudan, Cuba, as well as from Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. As editor Alane Mason writes in the introduction, Not knowing what the rest of the world is thinking and writing is both dangerous and boring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3928645\"\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.76w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595582058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595582053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO012000\"\u003eMiddle Eastern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords Without Borders is an online magazine for international literature. A partner of PEN American Center, it is hosted by Columbia University and Bard College and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44448944816365,"sku":"9781595582058","price":24.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_56755b29-415b-4531-8731-28bf323014ff.jpg?v=1700307260","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/literature-from-the-axis-of-evil-writing-from-iran-iraq-north-korea-and-other-enemy-nations-9781595582058","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}