{"product_id":"9780763636791","title":"The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnderson’s imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America’s origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. — The\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers — but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson’s mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.","brand":"M. T. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46458919878868,"sku":"9780763636791","price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d1d90686-ef56-4c70-b818-749f1969df9b.jpg?v=1751573351","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780763636791","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}