{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-a-saint-a-sons-journey-to-understand-his-fathers-legacy-1586420259","title":"In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand His Father's Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1586420259\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wiwa, Ken\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was imprisoned, tortured, brought to trial on trumped-up charges, and executed.At the heart of the public campaign to save Ken Saro-Wiwa was another Ken Wiwa-the author's son-who travelled the world lobbying world leaders and mobilizing public opinion, so that his father was recognized as a hero and a symbol of the struggle for environmental justice. The Saro-Wiwa name became global currency for righteousness.Ken Wiwa has embarked on a book that tells the story-from a human, anecdotal perspective-of what it means to grow up as a child in the shadow of such extraordinary men and women. In the end, it's about Ken's attempts to make peace with himself and his father-following his journey as he reaches toward a final rendezvous with the father who was snatched by the hangman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321426018592,"sku":"NEW1586420259","price":77.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61FrGYtXukL.jpg?v=1773100911","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-a-saint-a-sons-journey-to-understand-his-fathers-legacy-1586420259","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}