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How do you live with such a complex personal history? This frank and memorable depiction of Ken Saro-Wiwa's childhood and relationship with his father vividly recounts the journey he took to answer those questions. Ultimately it is the story of how Ken Wiwa went looking for his father and ended up finding himself.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49600402620689,"sku":"GOR001043541","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53362167415057,"sku":"CIN0552998915G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0552998915.jpg?v=1751103941"},{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-a-saint-book-ken-wiwa-9781586420253","title":"In the Shadow of a Saint","description":"In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. 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