{"product_id":"the-president","title":"The President","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook blurb: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a salacious fictional short story about the nation's president is published, the ruling party and its supporters are enraged. As pressure grows for the story to be erased, its young, queer author flees into hiding, carrying with him an explosive secret - and plans for revenge.\u003cbr\u003eThe President is partly inspired by the vicious real-life backlash to Brett Murray's painting, The Spear (which controversially depicted South Africa's then-president, Jacob Zuma. Set in South Africa in 2012, Xander Beattie's debut novel is painfully relevant to our contemporary moment globally, where - in too many places - powerful demagogues scapegoat the marginalised, imperil human rights and brutally suppress artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes artwork print, edition of 150.\u003cbr data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e17 cm × 29 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xander Beattie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738658287770,"sku":"13210","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/5704\/1545\/files\/SKM_C55826051910330.jpg?v=1784031082","url":"https:\/\/store.a4arts.org\/en-gb\/products\/the-president","provider":"A4 Arts Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}