{"product_id":"attila-9781960385352","title":"Attila","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Words on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e--an reimagining of Roberto Bola?o's life--comes a book articulating the final years of Aliocha Coll, one of Spain's most innovative writers as he completes his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e (also available from Open Letter Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving alone in Paris, estranged from his family, suffering from heartbreak and possibly madness, Alioscha Coll works with saintly intensity on what will be his final manuscript: \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e. Once the final words have been written, he vows to end his life, convinced that his existence will lose all purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the viewpoint of a literary critic and journalist, \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e expands Javier Serena's investigation into artists who remained dedicated to their art, to their aesthetic vision in the face of complete dismissal by the publishing world and reading public. In the case of \u003ci\u003eLast Words on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and Ricardo Funes (the stand in for Bola?o in that novel), things work out and he briefly becomes the star of the literary world--could the same happen for Alioscha Coll?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150","brand":"Javier Serena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078730145973,"sku":"9781960385352","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f3a8488f-3762-4755-bbec-fefa47cd736c.jpg?v=1738681487","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/attila-9781960385352","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}