{"product_id":"the-angel-of-galilea-9780375706493","title":"The Angel of Galilea","description":"\"This barrio angel teaches us how to see behind the appearance of things and how to embrace reality with all the senses.\" --Isabel Allende \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Laura Restrepo breathes life into a singular amalgam of journalistic investigation and literary creation. Her fascination with popular culture and the play of her impeccable humor, of that biting but at the same time tender irony . . . infuses them with unmistakable reading pleasures.\" --Gabriel Garc a M rquez \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of Mexico's Sor Juana In s de la Cruz Prize, and France's Prix France Culture, The Angel of Galilea introduces a refreshing new voice in Latin American literature to the English speaking audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMona is a jaded reporter for a Colombian tabloid sent on assignment to investigate an angel sighting in one of Bogot 's most devastated barrios, where she encounters a community torn apart by a passionate conflict over a beautiful man who walks the fine line between sanity and sainthood. For the people of Galilea, this mysterious and sensual \"angel without a name\" represents their hope amidst desperate circumstances; for Mona, he awakens her desire to love and gives her a reason to believe. When the barrio's priest leads a revolt against the fallen angel, Mona risks everything to protect him from the gang that threatens to destroy him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Restrepo is a writer to treasure.\" --Alastair Reid \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sharply resonant.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Surprising, wonderful, and, for me, deeply moving.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Alvaro Mutis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375706493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 5.56w x 0.56d","brand":"Laura Restrepo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636689957020,"sku":"9780375706493","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aa2894d3-8f56-4bc0-b192-36d51b9b7352.jpg?v=1603842655","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-angel-of-galilea-9780375706493","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}