{"product_id":"9781784745257","title":"Hyper","description":"Author: Ismail, Agri \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784745257 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 235mm x 154mm x 25mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe captivating and immersive story of a Kurdish family torn apart by migration set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafiq Hardi Kermanj, founder of the Communist Party of Kurdistan, is forced to flee Tehran for London with his family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn London, they suffer the shame of penury and migration layered on Kurdish statelessness.\u003cbr\u003eThe lives of Rafiq's three children becoming increasingly dependent on their relationship to money-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiver\u003c\/b\u003e, the only daughter, escapes into an unhappy marriage in Baghdad before fleeing to raise her daughter as a single mother in Dubai.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohammed\u003c\/b\u003e, the eldest, stays in London to climb the unforgiving ladder of the financial sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaika\u003c\/b\u003e, the youngest, retreats into a contactless digital life, designing the trading algorithms that will ultimately prove his downfall in a condo near Wall Street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp, topical, and powerful, \u003ci\u003eHyper\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea story about what remains of our humanity in a world increasingly dominated by the flows of capital.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Zadie Smith, Moshin Hamid, and Jennifer Egan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelicious, harrowing, gutting, hilarious, and deeply necessary, \u003ci\u003eHyper\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece.' Porochista Khakpour, author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Album\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45475765125278,"sku":"UBD-9781784745257","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784745257.jpg?v=1747884841","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784745257","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}