{"product_id":"my-kingdom-for-a-guitar-9780253057853","title":"My Kingdom for a Guitar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Kingdom for a Guitar \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel based on the remarkable life of Cameroonian-born writer and musician Francis Bebey. Born in Douala, Cameroon, Bebey studied in Paris and New York. He found fame when his first novel, \u003ci\u003eLe Fils d'Agatha Moudio\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAgatha Moudio's Son\u003c\/i\u003e), was published in 1967, and that fame continued to grow with the release of his first album in 1969. He would go on to become one of the best-known singer-songwriters of Africa, whose groundbreaking style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Bebey's daughter, Kidi, \u003ci\u003eMy Kingdom for a Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to her late father and his family. Through a combination of recollections and fiction, it offers the reader a chance to witness the admiration of a daughter for her father and the love of a man for his music.\u003c\/p\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-9389590\"\u003eKidi Bebey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253057853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025305785X\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-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKidi Bebey is a French journalist and writer. She is the author of several children's books. \u003ci\u003eMy Kingdom for a Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel and was published originally in French in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKaren Lindo is a scholar of French and Francophone Studies, currently teaching and translating in Paris. She is translator of three other books in the Global African Voices series: \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Leopard Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConcrete Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, all by Wilfried N'Sondé.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684805415149,"sku":"9780253057853","price":26.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b13ba6e1-e48a-466d-b281-337b9ffc0e37.jpg?v=1649759094","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/my-kingdom-for-a-guitar-9780253057853","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}