{"product_id":"in-evil-hour-9780060919641","title":"In Evil Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An openly political novel posing the people of the land against the forces of oppression. . . it has the virtues of wit and compassion and reveals the foundation upon which the later novels were constructed.\" --Jonathan Yardley, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thrilling story about the smears, defamations, infidelities, and torrential rains that afflict a small Colombian small town and the sacrifice of a boy that brings torment and chaos to an end, from the masterful Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLove in the Time of Cholera\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne morning slanderous posters start appearing all over the town, revealing family secrets and maligning individuals. Ghosts of the past reappear, along with old feuds and infidelities. Torrential rains then flood the town and chaos is everywhere. Neighbors suspect each other yet no one knows who is responsible. Finally, a boy is made the scapegoat and tragedy ensues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Evil Hour\u003c\/em\u003e contains vivid characters who reflect the humor and pathos of everyday life. This brooding novel clearly points the way to the flowering of Garcia Marquez's genius in his later \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060919641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.27w x 0.46d","brand":"Gabriel Garcia Marquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798367142069,"sku":"9780060919641","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_595c6750-cbce-42e9-a9ea-c49051aff349.jpg?v=1758638306","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-evil-hour-9780060919641","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}