{"product_id":"dust-on-her-tongue-9780872862722","title":"Dust on Her Tongue","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in Guatemala, these spare and beautiful tales are linked by themes of magic, violence, and the fragility of existence. Paul Bowle's translation perfectly captures Rey Rosa's stories of the haunted lives of ordinary people in present-day Central America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA genuinely surprising and original set of stories...a sense of violent unease shading into terror drifts up from every line...his writing has a sharp, almost sadistic edge. --\u003cem\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompelling in the extreme...these twelve tales (that) boast of hidden dangers and lurking terrors, are written in a deceptively undramatic style, with masterful restraint. Stories that continue to disturb and delight long after they are laid to rest. --\u003cem\u003eBlitz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve tales--many evoking the uncanny, most with surprise endings--explore how people seek to gain power from others. . . . Rey Rosa writes about danger and precarious stability in an effective, straightforward style. --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodrigo Rey Rosa\u003c\/b\u003e (born November 4, 1958) is a Guatemalan writer. He has based many of his writings and stories on legends and myths that are indigenous to Latin American as well as North Africa. A number of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into English, including; \u003ci\u003eThe Path Doubles Back\u003c\/i\u003e (by Paul Bowles), The Pelcari Project, \u003ci\u003eThe Beggar's Knife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe African Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSeverina\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872862722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.54w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/1992\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rodrigo Rey Rosa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42314594844853,"sku":"9780872862722","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c185189f-225c-4a7d-84ae-e2bac1dc5117.jpg?v=1659411437","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dust-on-her-tongue-9780872862722","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}