{"product_id":"the-dog-fighter-9780060597580","title":"The Dog Fighter","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning novel set in 1940s Mexico about a young man who becomes involved in a brutally violent spectator sport and must choose his loyalties in the fight for a city's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anonymous narrator of this remarkable novel is a young drifter in search of his future. The son of a passionate beauty and gentle doctor, he roams the border between the United States and Mexico, eventually settling in a sleepy Baja town on the verge of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere he learns to stand face-to-face with dogs in a makeshift ring, to fight for money and fame, and becomes involved with a powerful and corrupt entrepreneur. But when he finds friendship with a revolutionary old poet and love with a beautiful, innocent girl, everything changes. Caught between the ways of his past and the dreams of his future, he must make a devastating choice that could cost him everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with bold lyricism and magical flair, \u003cem\u003e The Dog Fighter\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating tale of brutality and violence, love and wisdom, heartbreak and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060597580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.52w x 0.71d","brand":"Marc Bojanowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474172346549,"sku":"9780060597580","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7ded7032-d04f-4965-baaa-1ccc73e939b3.jpg?v=1754405076","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dog-fighter-9780060597580","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}