{"product_id":"young-blood-sifiso-mzobe-english","title":"Young Blood \/\/ Sifiso Mzobe [english]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e”Young Blood is equal parts coming-of-age story, crime novel and gripping anthropological study.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSonja van der Westhuizen, Crime Fiction Lover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e”Riveting stuff, not easily put down.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Roberts, Goodreads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSipho is seventeen when he drops out of school in Umlazi, the township outside Durban. He leaves his father's backyard car repairs behind and drifts into a car hijacking syndicate with his friends, chasing fast money, fast cars and status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSifiso Mzobe grew up in Umlazi and works as a journalist. Young Blood was his debut and won the Herman Charles Bosman Prize and the Sunday Times Fiction Prize in 2011 and the Wole Soyinka Prize in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good fit if you like crime fiction with a strong sense of place. Readers point to the pace and to how close the story stays to real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e”Energetic and full of lived experience.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Polansky, Goodreads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e”It's this authentic glimpse into a dangerous and unfamiliar world which makes Young Blood an unsettling and eye-opening read.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSonja van der Westhuizen, Crime Fiction Lover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bokhandeln Lilla Meg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59527324402009,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/4562\/5945\/files\/IMG_8373.heic?v=1790014899","url":"https:\/\/lillameg.se\/products\/young-blood-sifiso-mzobe-english","provider":"Bokhandeln Lilla Meg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}