{"product_id":"rage-9781904738404","title":"Rage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Fast-paced and entrancing psychological thriller\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA portrait etched in acid of a Buenos Aires society menaced by economic and political crisis. Without value judgement but with light irony, Bizzio reveals the ugly secrets of a family, seen through the eyes of his na ve squatter. The imagery is often blinding and the dialogue pitch-perfect.--\u003ci\u003eLe Temps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJos  Mar a, a construction worker, is in love with Rosa, a maid in an exclusive Buenos Aires mansion. Subjected to constant humiliation by his foreman, Jos  Mar a kills him, then hides on an empty floor in the mansion. He silently observes the decadent behavior of the owners and watches Rosa in her most intimate moments. Jos  Mar a is also privy to more humiliating experiences--he watches as Rosa is raped by the young son of the family, and so he must kill again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA metaphor for the decline of a social class, a country, and the resentment that spreads like a plague penetrating to the core of its people, \u003ci\u003eRage\u003c\/i\u003e is also a tale of love and suspense that raises the tension with each successive page until it unavoidably shifts toward an intimate, shattering catastrophe. Humor, misfortune, shrewd social commentary, and thrilling erotic fantasy come together, offering the reader an inside vision of contemporary Argentina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilm adaptation of Sergio Bizzio's \u003ci\u003eRabia\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Sebasti n Cordero, was presented at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2009 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sergio Bizzio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378438471861,"sku":"9781904738404","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0011648c-7a1e-4ca6-b9ee-da2a9049c6c8.jpg?v=1701754257","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rage-9781904738404","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}