{"product_id":"the-roots-of-heaven-9781567926262","title":"The Roots of Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes as its subject the deliberate and relentless hunting and killing of elephants for their ivory. Morel, a former dentist whose survival in a Nazi concentration camp he attributes to his fixation on the freedom and companionability of elephants, travels to Africa intent on stopping the slaughter. He circulates a petition demanding their killing be made illegal. It attracts two signers: a disgraced American from the Korean War and a call girl described as \"just another animal who needed protection.\" From here things get really interesting--politically, socially and culturally. Morel realizes that action is necessary; a notorious elephant hunter is shot in the buttocks, while a female trophy hunter is stripped naked and publicly whipped. \"You never teach a man anything by killing him,\" he observes, \"On the contrary you make him forget everything.\" He gains a following--some drawn by his cause, some by political expediency, some by a need to believe in something, anything, bigger than themselves. He is chased and cornered at Lake Kuru, where a vast assemblage of elephants has converged to drink, and where this novel concludes in a brilliant and memorable climax.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1956 this book exploded into the world. A huge bestseller in France, it won the country's most prestigious award, the \u003ci\u003ePrix Goncourt\u003c\/i\u003e. In the U.S. it was an immediate bestseller.\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-10377351\"\u003eRomain Gary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verba Mundi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567926262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1567926266\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-FIC077000\"\u003eNature \u0026amp; the Environment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verba Mundi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44495093006573,"sku":"9781567926262","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c2dedcc6-b0d4-45fc-8945-a96e0ae4ee64.jpg?v=1700936153","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-roots-of-heaven-9781567926262","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}