{"product_id":"9781035091348","title":"American War","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Omar El Akkad\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 April 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 23 | 242g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary FictionShortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Book of the YearOmar El Akkad’s powerful debut novel imagines a dystopian future: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle. For fans of Station Eleven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'American War creates as haunting a post-apocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy did in The Road' – New York Times2074. America’s future is Civil War. Sarat’s reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe didn’t start this war, but she’ll end it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn American War, we’re asked to consider what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons against itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48469342978307,"sku":"9781035091348","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035091348.jpg?v=1782303480","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781035091348","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}