{"product_id":"land-of-smoke-9781805330905","title":"Land of Smoke","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is one of my favourite books by one of my favourite Argentinian authors.\" - Samanta Schweblin, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Empty Houses\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDazzling, hallucinatory short stories by a rediscovered Argentinian contemporary of García Márquez, whose groundbreaking novel \u003ci\u003eJanuary\u003c\/i\u003e is being published in English for the first time \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResplendent with otherworldly imagery and beguiling prose, \u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e presents a uniquely compelling voice in Latin American literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn old man wakes up one morning to find that his beloved garden, the envy of all his neighbours, is floating away with him on board. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young woman moves to Buenos Aires, bringing with her a replacement head. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA meek German missionary leaves Paraguay for the Pampas, completely unprepared for what he will encounter there. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDazzling and hallucinatory, the stories collected here recall the masters of magical realism ­- but with Gallardo's distinctive, idiosyncratic slant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805330905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Sara Gallardo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067744026805,"sku":"9781805330905","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8f38971a-c320-4bb1-8bdb-f858e448b3ef.jpg?v=1690864516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/land-of-smoke-9781805330905","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}