{"product_id":"the-sound-of-things-falling-9781594632747","title":"The Sound of Things Falling","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate portrayal of the drug wars in Colombia, f\u003cb\u003erom international fiction star Juan Gabriel Vasquez.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Juan Gabriel V squez has been hailed not only as one of South America's greatest literary stars, but also as one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation. In this New York Times-bestselling, award-winning, gorgeously wrought novel, V squez confronts the history of his home country, Colombia.\u003cp\u003eIn the city of Bogot , Antonio Yammara reads an article about a hippo that had escaped from a derelict zoo once owned by legendary Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The article transports Antonio back to when the war between Escobar's Medell n cartel and government forces played out violently in Colombia's streets and in the skies above. Back then, Antonio witnessed a friend's murder, an event that haunts him still. As he investigates, he discovers the many ways in which his own life and his friend's family have been shaped by his country's recent violent past. His journey leads him all the way back to the 1960s and a world on the brink of change: a time before narco-trafficking trapped a whole generation in a living nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV squez is \"one of the most original new voices of Latin American literature,\" according to Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things Falling \u003c\/i\u003eis his most personal, most contemporary novel to date, a masterpiece that takes his writing--and his literary star--even higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594632747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/06\/2014 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Juan Gabriel Vasquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661088813212,"sku":"9781594632747","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_16a77554-abec-4fbb-9b6c-535165ee005e.jpg?v=1603898583","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sound-of-things-falling-9781594632747","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}