{"product_id":"the-depopulation-9781954276604","title":"The Depopulation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom a major new talent in Latin American literature comes a tale of cultures, languages, spirits, and the natural world on the brink of transformation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Of all the happy, hermitic lands, the Guayrá was the jewel.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins this polyphonic wonder of a novel set in a 17th-century Jesuit mission founded within the wild South American subtropics by the mystical and intense Father Ruiz and his assistant Father Maceta. As the priests seek to convert the indigenous Guaraní and unravel the many religious mysteries that surround them, the harmony of their community is abruptly upended by the arrival of Overá, who announces himself as the Son of God and younger brother of Jesus. But an even larger threat presents itself when word arrives that European marauders and slave hunters will soon descend upon the peaceful mission, compelling Overá and the priests to launch a mass exodus into the heart of the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of humor, passion, and terror, \u003ci\u003eThe Depopulation\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly evokes the moment when modernity's spark set fire to a still-magic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954276604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marina Closs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679622361269,"sku":"9781954276604","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_32d74efd-a0c1-4a76-979a-7399dc7ad4b0.jpg?v=1781046212","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-depopulation-9781954276604","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}