{"product_id":"zoo-city-second-hand-book","title":"Zoo City (Second-Hand)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eZoo City (Second-Hand)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lauren Beukes\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zoo City\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover Book\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Fantasy \/ Crime \/ Speculative Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781770098183\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003cem\u003eZoo City\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark, inventive urban fantasy set in an alternate Johannesburg\n  where criminals are magically bonded to animal familiars. Gritty, stylish, and sharply\n  original, the novel blends noir detective fiction with speculative elements rooted in\n  contemporary South Africa.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Zinzi December has a Sloth on her back, a shady online scam habit, and a talent for\n  finding lost things. In a city where guilt manifests as animal companions, she survives\n  on the margins of Zoo City — a decaying inner-city enclave for the magically marked.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  When a routine missing-persons job pulls her into the orbit of a powerful music producer,\n  Zinzi is dragged deep into a criminal underworld where crime, magic, and corruption\n  intertwine. What begins as a way out soon becomes a dangerous descent into the darkest\n  corners of the city — and her own past.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Stylish, unsettling, and socially incisive, \u003cem\u003eZoo City\u003c\/em\u003e reimagines noir tropes\n  through a distinctly African urban lens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand – Good.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGeneral shelf and reading wear visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLight scuffing to cover, especially near edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCorners slightly rounded from handling\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePages clean, intact, and readable\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBinding secure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWinner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSet in an alternate Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBlends crime noir with urban fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHighly regarded modern South African speculative fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Lauren Beukes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48567508566244,"sku":null,"price":52.5,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/2885\/9620\/files\/image-1766674928438.jpg?v=1774195416","url":"https:\/\/www.nostalgianook.co.za\/products\/zoo-city-second-hand-book","provider":"Nostalgia Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}