{"product_id":"9780743244190","title":"Night Journey","description":"By: Murad Kalam     \u003chr\u003eNot since Richard Wright's \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e has the education of a young man been rendered as daringly, defiantly, and emotionally galvanizingly as in Murad Kalam's \u003ci\u003eNight Journey.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNight Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Eddie Bloodpath, beautiful, oversized, awkward child of South Phoenix's Third Ward. Hefty and handsome, quiet and strong like his long-lost father, Eddie is the good son, seemingly immune to the powerful pull of the streets. His older brother, Turtle -- a frail, stuttering, grammar school dropout who was born to hustle -- isn't convinced that Eddie will stay out of trouble. Acting on instinct, Turtle plucks Eddie from the brink of the urban abyss and delivers him to the boxing gym. \u003cbr\u003e A perpetual innocent and reluctant pugilist, Eddie is adopted by a rogues' gallery of melancholy prizefighters, artful hustlers, strung-out mystics, pubescent crack lords, and drunken burnouts. He falls in love with Tessa, a hauntingly beautiful prostitute with whom he shares an unspeakable secret. Waiting in the wings is Marchalina, Eddie's high school crush, a privileged, bookish, North Phoenix girl who could save him from his worst instincts. \u003cbr\u003e When a senseless murder and its aftermath send Eddie running from the sun-washed landscape of the American Southwest, he tries to fight his way to safety -- first in Chicago, at the national amateur competition, and then in the surreal underworld of Las Vegas professional boxing. Rushing pell-mell toward manhood, Eddie must discover where his true allegiances lie. \u003cbr\u003e An American odyssey, \u003ci\u003eNight Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is a first novel equally remarkable for its raw power and wise empathy, borne up by Murad Kalam's unshakable belief in the ultimate grace of humanity.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46744098930915,"sku":"DTRSSUS-9780743244190","price":79.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/O_c21df774-b5f0-4045-89a9-6597267d3a22.jpg?v=1750646696","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9780743244190","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}