{"product_id":"the-soft-exile-paperback-1","title":"The Soft Exile - 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\u003eEric Kiefer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the publication of his debut novel, The Soft Exile, writer\/musician Eric Kiefer ended a five-year, 12,000 mile exodus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Word for word, it's not exactly what happened to me out there,\" Kiefer said of The Soft Exile. \"But it's about as close as you can get without becoming a confession. It's a novel for the expatriates within us all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fictional memoir draws heavily from his experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia. During this time, Kiefer gathered the raw material and life experiences that would later become The Soft Exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book chronicles an idealistic, young American's decision to join the Peace Corps after an aborted suicide attempt. He spends two years as a volunteer in the fabled lands of the Mongolian desert-steppe, searching for redemption and an alternative to modern American life. Along the way, he teaches English in a public school, constructs a low-powered radio station and tries his best to assimilate to his new world, all the while lusting for an answer to a question that will either doom or save everything: \"What is a good deed worth?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266063024377,"sku":"9798988269007","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WHNrbaz_vS9798988269007_cc4e578a-84a9-4127-9bb0-20519a305164.webp?v=1768847499","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-soft-exile-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}