{"product_id":"the-fallen-9781644450253","title":"The Fallen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant and meticulously constructed debut novel about familial and cultural breakdown \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful, unsettling portrait of family life in Cuba, Carlos Manuel  lvarez's first novel is a masterful portrayal of a society in free fall. Diego, the son, is disillusioned and bitter about the limited freedoms his country offers him as he endures compulsory military service. Mariana, the mother, is unwell, prone to mysterious seizures, and forced to relinquish control over the household to her daughter, Maria, who has left school and is working as a chambermaid in a state-owned tourist hotel. The father, Armando, is a committed revolutionary, a die-hard Fidelista who is sickened by the corruption he perceives all around him. As each member of the family narrates seemingly quotidian and overlapping events, they grow increasingly at odds for reasons that remain elusive to them--each of them holding and concealing their own secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn meticulously charting the disintegration of a single family, \u003ci\u003eThe Fallen \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a poignant reflection on contemporary Cuba and the clash of the ardent idealism of the old guard with the jaded pragmatism of the young. This is a startling and incisive debut by a radiant new voice in Latin American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644450253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carlos Manuel \u0026#193;lvarez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664496947356,"sku":"9781644450253","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e0808df6-3491-4adf-986f-9ba9cddce189.jpg?v=1603906837","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fallen-9781644450253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}