{"product_id":"9780864926791","title":"Song of Kosovo","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome days, it doesn't pay to be a lapsed pretend Buddhist... particularly when you're charged with a lengthy list of war crimes. Vida Zanković has done many things to stay alive. A wily young man caught in the insanity of the Balkan wars, Vida has dealt drugs, been forced to join the army, and then deserted when he tried to save a young boy trapped beneath a mountain of corpses. Being accused of genocide, however, forces Vida into a whole new level of surrealism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSong of Kosovo\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Gudgeon exposes the universal human experience like never before, fashioning a satirical world where one earns a following as a levitating holy man while the US Air Force drops \"bombs\" of condoms, candy, and Ikea pillows to subvert the populace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeaving strands of Balkan mythology and history, threading them through the life of a man who only wnats to live out his days with the woman he loves, Gudgeon crafts a tanscendent tale at once grotesque and absurd, satiric and tragic, touching and real. As much \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e as \u003ci\u003eDe Niro's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSong of Kosovo\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique examination of how ideas may rise above reality to drive world events and how a nation caught in the grip of conflict may ultimately earn a sense of itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420103024989,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/960.jpg?v=1789466745","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9780864926791","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}