{"product_id":"9780771093913","title":"Under the Ribs of Death","description":"By: John Marlyn     \u003chr\u003eSet in the immigrant community of \u003ci\u003eWinnipeg’s North End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Ribs of Death\u003c\/i\u003e follows the progress of young Sandor Hunyadi as he struggles to cast off his Hungarian background and become a “real Canadian.” Embittered by poverty and social humiliation, Sandor rejects his father’s impractical idealism and devotes himself single-mindedly to becoming a successful businessman. Equipped with a new name and a hardened heart, he is close to realizing his ambition when fortune’s wheel takes an unexpected – and possibly redemptive – turn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining social realism and moral parable, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Ribs of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is John Marlyn’s ironic portrayal of the immigrant experience in the years leading up to the Great Depression. As a commentary on the problems of cultural assimilation, this novel is as relevant today as it was when first published in 1957.","brand":"New Canadian Library","offers":[{"title":"CA - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46398073274595,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780771093913","price":102.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780771093913.jpg?v=1748267215","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/en-mo\/products\/9780771093913","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}