{"product_id":"the-down-days-paperback-1","title":"The Down Days - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlze Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"dynamic, fast-paced debut\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and character-driven literary apocalyptic novel that explores life, love, and loss in a post-truth society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of a deadly outbreak--reminiscent of the 1962 event of mass hysteria that was the Tangayika Laughter Epidemic--a city at the tip of Africa is losing its mind, with residents experiencing hallucinations and paranoia. Is it simply another episode of mass hysteria, or something more sinister? In a quarantined city in which the inexplicable has already occurred, rumors, superstitions, and conspiracy theories abound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring these strange days, Faith works as a fulltime corpse collector and a freelance \"truthologist,\" putting together desperate pieces of information to solve problems. But after Faith agrees to help an orphaned girl find her abducted baby brother, she beings to wonder whether the boy is even real. Meanwhile, a young man named Sans who trades in illicit goods is so distracted by a glimpse of his dream woman that he lets a bag of money he owes his gang partners go missing--leaving him desperately searching for both and son questioning his own sanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of a single week, the paths of Faith, Sans, and a cast of other hustlers--including a data dealer, a drug addict, a sin eater, and a hyena man--will cross and intertwine as they move about the city looking for lost souls, uncertain absolution, and answers that may not exist. \u003ci\u003eThe Down Days \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"fascinating story\" (\u003ci\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/i\u003e) that demonstrates \"one of the most accurate depictions of the strange realities of life during a pandemic\" (\u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e) that you won't want to put down.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251404062969,"sku":"9781982121518","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cnZnQnZ1QzZic1R3WHdVN2xvWUlEdz09_a969fd2f-cf8b-4c4c-a9b6-04090ad5e33a.webp?v=1768673656","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-down-days-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}