{"product_id":"the-stone-world-9781612199542","title":"The Stone World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the son of acclaimed author James Agee, a haunting novel depicting an American boy's childhood in Mexico, ensconced in a world comprised of communist European exiles, local union activists, street children, and avant-garde artists like Frida Kahlo.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joel Agee's hallucinatory first novel begins in a house with a large garden in an unnamed Mexican town in the late 1940s, where six-and-a-half-year-old Peter reads, dreams, and plays with his friends. He is a nascent explorer, artist, philosopher, mystic, and scientist. His world is still new, not yet papered over with received knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And the actual world around him is a unique one in history: a community of leftist emigrés who have found refuge in Mexico from the Nazi and fascist regimes of Europe, rubbing shoulders with Mexican labor activists and leftists such as Frida Kahlo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the emigrés long for home -- including Peter's step-father, who wants to return to his native Germany. Going back to Europe may not be safe for any of them yet, however, which gives rise to anguished arguments among Peter's parents's and their tight group of friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And slowly, Peter begins to comprehend that his world may be turned upside down - that he might be forced to take leave of everyone he knows: his best friend, Arón; his father's friend Sándor, who talks about revolution and performs magic tricks; and Zita, the family's live-in-maid, who has taught him the consoling mysteries of prayer . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steeped in the magic and myths of childhood -- yet haunted by a harsh adult world bedeviled by instability and political turmoil -- Joel Agee's \u003ci\u003eThe Stone World\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of a family that will inevitably invite comparison with another classic family story, that of his father James Agee's A \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612199542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joel Agee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574425231541,"sku":"9781612199542","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2bc6c6ab-764e-4a5c-8de2-7c123a5cd5f3.jpg?v=1643694029","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-stone-world-9781612199542","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}