{"product_id":"godwin-paperback","title":"Godwin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph O'Neill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNetherland \u003c\/i\u003e(a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review Best Book of the year): the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who might change their fortunes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMark Wolfe, a brilliant if self-thwarting technical writer, lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sushila, and their toddler daughter. His half-brother Geoff, born and raised in the United Kingdom, is a desperate young soccer agent. He pulls Mark across the ocean into a scheme to track down an elusive prospect known only as \"Godwin\"--an African teenager Geoff believes could be the next Lionel Messi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated in turn by Mark and his work colleague Lakesha Williams, \u003ci\u003eGodwin\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of family and migration as well as an international adventure story that implicates the brothers in the beauty and ugliness of soccer, the perils and promises of international business, and the dark history of transatlantic money-making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs only he can do, Joseph O'Neill investigates the legacy of colonialism in the context of family love, global capitalism, and the dreaming individual.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOSEPH O'NEILL was born in Ireland and grew up in Mozambique, Iran, Turkey, and Holland. His previous novels include the PEN\/Faulkner Award-winning \u003ci\u003eNetherland \u003c\/i\u003eand the Booker Prize long-listed \u003ci\u003eThe Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. O'Neill's short fiction appears regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and his political essays in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52010373153069,"sku":"9780593687154","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/godwin-paperback-9788408.webp?v=1777444326","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/godwin-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}