{"product_id":"a-luminous-republic-9781328589347","title":"A Luminous Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Wholly compelling.\" --Colm T ib n\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A captivating piece of storytelling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new novel from a Spanish literary star about the arrival of feral children to a tropical city in Argentina, and the quest to stop them from pulling the place into chaos.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e San Crist bal was an unremarkable city--small, newly prosperous, contained by rain forest and river. But then the children arrived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one knew where they came from: thirty-two kids, seemingly born of the jungle, speaking an unknown language. At first they scavenged, stealing food and money and absconding to the trees. But their transgressions escalated to violence, and then the city's own children began defecting to join them. Facing complete collapse, municipal forces embark on a hunt to find the kids before the city falls into irreparable chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Narrated by the social worker who led the hunt, \u003ci\u003eA Luminous Republic\u003c\/i\u003e is a suspenseful, anguished fable that \"could be read as \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e seen from the other side, but that would rob Barba of the profound originality of his world\" (Juan Gabriel V squez).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328589347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andr\u0026#233;s Barba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648994341020,"sku":"9781328589347","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8039f8bc-ab89-4e83-994c-5eb73ceeba33.jpg?v=1603871682","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-luminous-republic-9781328589347","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}