{"product_id":"all-the-yage-in-reno-9780999473658","title":"All the Yage in Reno","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the Yage in Reno\u003c\/em\u003e is the second novel in what the Spanish critic Phillipe Cordova called the \"Essential Dan Landes novels\" - those four magical realism detective stories that Robert Rahula wrote during his years living in Panama (\u003cem\u003eBathhouse Stories, All the Yage in Reno, Exigent Circumstances, and Uninvited Guest) \u003c\/em\u003e- but the fact is, the character of Dan Landes appears much earlier in Robert Rahula's novels. He first appears as a minor character in \u003cem\u003eIsland of Misfits\u003c\/em\u003e, and then again in \u003cem\u003eOne Last Fling. \u003c\/em\u003eBut it was not until \u003cem\u003eBathhouse Stories\u003c\/em\u003e that Dan Landes emerged as a true protagonist and as the embodiment of antagonism between the North American and Latin American cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his essay \u003cem\u003eThe Hero's Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e Robert Rahula wrote: \"To be a hero is to be conflicted, because the essential conflict of humans is the subduction zone between our rational analytical world and the invisible emotional world of the Fates. One plate is invariably forced beneath the other until the pressure becomes too much. When I talk about the inherent faults of the hero, I'm talking about actual faults, not metaphorical ones. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, it is easy to question Dan Landes as a hero of anything. Forced to resign from his detective job in Los Angeles in disgrace, he seeks refuge in Central America, only to flee back to the states after being unwittingly drawn into a brutal murder in Panama. He hopes Reno, Nevada, will provide the anonymity he couldn't find south of the border. But his journey is not a geographical one, it is a psychological one. Like \u003cem\u003eAppointment in Samarra\u003c\/em\u003e, Dan Landes thinks he has chosen Reno to escape his past. But the Fates have different plans. He has picked the very city where his past is waiting for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of Robert Rahula's writing is that all his novels intertwine with each other, yet each stands firmly on its own as a separate story. And while each of the \"Dan Landes Mysteries\" appears to follow classic detective story structure, they are really about questions of the soul. \u003cem\u003eAll the Yage in Reno\u003c\/em\u003e deals with the question of free will. And while the themes of personal choice and fate flow through many of Robert Rahula's novels, it is never more directly addressed than here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf this book is your introduction to Robert Rahula's writing, then sit back and enjoy a good murder mystery. But also be prepared to wonder if any of our choices are really free ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alma-Gator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999473658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Robert Rahula","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801116995765,"sku":"9780999473658","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-the-yage-in-reno-9780999473658","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}