{"product_id":"a-complicated-kindness-miriam-toews","title":"A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eWe're Mennonites. As far as I know, we are the most embarrassing sub-sect of people to belong to if you're a teenager.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel longs to hang out with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull in New York City's East Village. Instead she's trapped in East Village, Manitoba: a town with no train station, no bar, and where job prospects consist of slaughtering chickens at the Happy Family Farms abattoir.\u003cbr\u003eSince her mother and sister have left home, Nomi lives with her father, Ray, a sweet yet hapless schoolteacher. Fighting against the restraints of the town, Nomi's longing for a future of opportunity and hope sets her on course towards a climax at once startling and inevitable.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eToews, Miriam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiriam Toews (pronounced tâves) was born in 1964 in the small Mennonite\u003cbr\u003etown of Steinbach, Manitoba. She has published four novels and\u003cbr\u003ea memoir of her father, and is the recipient of numerous literary awards\u003cbr\u003eincluding the Governor General's Award, the McNally Robinson Book\u003cbr\u003eof the Year Award (twice), and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2007 she made her screen debut in the film Luz silenciosa. She was\u003cbr\u003enominated for Best Actress at Mexico's Ariel Awards for her performance., Miriam Toews (pronounced tâves) was born in 1964 in the small Mennonite\u003cbr\u003etown of Steinbach, Manitoba. She has published five novels and\u003cbr\u003ea memoir of her father, and is the recipient of numerous literary awards\u003cbr\u003eincluding the Governor General's Award, the McNally Robinson Book\u003cbr\u003eof the Year Award (twice), and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65888415252829,"sku":"K080214270","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8021427000001A.jpg?v=1789084836","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-complicated-kindness-miriam-toews","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}