{"product_id":"netherland-9780307388773","title":"Netherland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - WINNER OF THE PEN\/FAULKNER AWARD \u003cb\u003e- \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNetherland \u003c\/i\u003etells the fragmented story of a man in exile--from home, family and, most poignantly, from himself.\" \u003ci\u003e--Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9\/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. As the two men share their vastly different experiences of contemporary immigrant life in America, an unforgettable portrait emerges of an \"other\" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Contemporaries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.24w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307388773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Finalist","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365790347401,"sku":"9780307388773","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_dae46860-b6a9-4bb6-90d2-795ea7c871b1.jpg?v=1751345190","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/netherland-9780307388773","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}