{"product_id":"the-reactive-paperback","title":"The Reactive - 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\u003eMasande Ntshanga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeralded in the author's native South Africa as \"the hottest novel of the year,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Reactive\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear-eyed and compassionate depiction of a young HIV+ man grappling with the sudden death of his younger brother, for which he feels unduly responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindanathi and his friends--Cecelia and Ruan--make their living working low-paying jobs and selling anti-retroviral drugs (during the period in South Africa before ARVs became broadly distributed). In between, they huff glue, drift in and out of parties, and traverse the streets of Cape Town, where they observe the grave material disparities of their country. A mysterious masked man appears seeking to buy their surplus of ARVs, an offer that would present the three with the opportunity to escape their environs, while at the same time forcing Lindanathi to confront his path, and finally, his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith brilliant, shimmering prose, Ntshanga has delivered a redemptive, ambitious, and unforgettable first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasande Ntshanga\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe Reactive\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the 2015 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize and longlisted for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature, and \u003ci\u003eTriangulum\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the 2020 Nomo Awards for Best Novel. He is the winner of the Betty Trask Award (2018), winner of the inaugural PEN International New Voices Award in 2013, and a finalist for the Caine Prize in 2015. He was born in East London in 1986 and graduated with a degree in Film and Media and an Honours degree in English Studies from UCT, where he became a creative writing fellow, completing his Masters in Creative Writing under the Mellon Mays Foundation. He received a Fulbright Award, an NRF Freestanding Masters scholarship, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship and a Bundanon Trust Award. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChimurenga\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003en + 1\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263028019449,"sku":"9781937512439","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/D5uZT2oWfk9781937512439.webp?v=1768813898","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-reactive-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}