{"product_id":"code-noir-by-canisia-lubrin-9781836432098","title":"Code Noir","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction \u003cem\u003e Finalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize \u003c\/em\u003e A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking, dazzling debut fiction from an award-winning poet, perfect for fans of Ocean Vuong and Tommy Orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCode Noir\u003c\/em\u003e: an infamous set of real historical decrees passed in 1685 by King Louis XIV of France, defining the conditions of slavery in the French empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original code had fifty-nine articles; Canisia Lubrin's stunning debut brings together fifty-nine linked fictions in a rare and highly original work of art that riffs on its historical antecedent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComplemented by line-drawings by renowned visual artist Torkwase Dyson, \u003cem\u003eCode Noir\u003c\/em\u003e has taken the Canadian literary world by storm and won multiple awards. Ranging from contemporary realism to dystopian literature, futuristic fantasy to historical adventure, these stories are all linked by their characters' determination to live beyond the enclosure of official decrees, beyond the ruins of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA revelation... Lubrin is one of the finest writers and thinkers of our time.\u003c\/em\u003e - Maaza Mengiste\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCode Noir\u003c\/em\u003e is storytelling at its deepest and most intimate. - Dionne Brand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288405131500,"sku":"9781836432098","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23391593482841.jpg?v=1770549365","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/code-noir-by-canisia-lubrin-9781836432098","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}