{"product_id":"poso-wells-9780872867550","title":"Poso Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e is ironic, audacious, and fierce. But what is it, exactly? A satire? A scifi novel? A political detective yarn? Or the purest reality of contemporary Latin America. It's unclassifiable--as all great books are.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eSamanta Schweblin\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e is brilliant, audacious, doubtlessly playful and at the same time so dark and bitter. A truly unforgettable book.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAlejandro Zambra\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eMultiple Choice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The story is a condemnation not only of the corrupt businessmen and the criminal gangs that rule Poso Wells but also of the violence against women that plagues Latin America's real slums.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One part Thomas Pynchon, one part Gabriel Garc a Marquez, and one part Raymond Chandler, Alem n's novel contains mystery, horror, humor, absurdity, and political commentary ... A concoction of political thriller and absurdist literary mystery that never fails to entertain.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A wild, successful satire of Ecuadorian politics and supernatural encounters. ... Alem n's singular voice keeps the ride fresh and satisfying.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing, but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor--next in line for the presidency--inexplicably disappears from sight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGustavo Varas, a principled journalist, picks up the trail, which leads him into a violent, lawless underworld. Bella Altamirano, a fearless local, is on her own crusade to pierce the settlement's code of silence, ignoring repeated death threats. It turns out that the disappearance of the candidate and those of the women are intimately connected, and not just to a local crime wave, but to a multinational magnate's plan to plunder the country's cloud forest preserve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Praise for \u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By expertly weaving multiple narratives around the figure of Vinueza, the hapless (but wealthy ) presidential candidate who resembles so many corrupt (but wealthy ) presidential candidates in the modern history of Ecuador, Gabriela Alem n depicts with verve and humor the horrors and absurdities of a society intent on perpetuating itself.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMauro Javier Cardenas\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Revolutionaries Try Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gabriela Alem n has a rhythm worth watching ... she does something unexpected, things fly apart, she leaps into the void, and you think, 'there's no way she can pull this off'--but no, everything fits together, falls into place, flows, and the story goes on.\"--\u003cstrong\u003ePedro Mairal, \u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eThe Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This compulsively readable book is Gabriela Alem n's debut as a novelist in the English-language. Sparklingly original, full of dry wit, and deliciously suspenseful, \u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e could well earn Gabriela Alem n a cult following.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJon Lee Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eChe Guevara: A Revolutionary Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Baghdad\u003c\/em\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 08\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872867550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gabriela Alem\u0026#225;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645486723228,"sku":"9780872867550","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_95c6254d-08d5-4d0a-837e-d4df8a746e2e.jpg?v=1603861231","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/poso-wells-9780872867550","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}