{"product_id":"variations-on-the-body-9781566896108","title":"Variations on the Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eA constellation of short stories illustrates the complex, interrelated lives of women in and around Bogot , Colombia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn six subtly connected vignettes, \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Body\u003c\/i\u003e explores the obsessions, desires, and idiosyncrasies of women and girls from every level of Colombian society. A former FARC guerilla fighter adjusts to urban life and faces the new violence of an editor co-opting her experiences. A woman documents a flea infestation with a catalog of the marks on her body. A child copes with anxiety about the adult world by concocting--and drinking--\"dirt juice\" every day in the garden. Combining humor, heartbreak, and unsettling violence, Ospina weaves a multifaceted picture of contemporary Bogot  in vibrant, gleaming prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566896108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mar\u0026#237;a Ospina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40190387749045,"sku":"9781566896108","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ef88c537-eef0-446b-b816-bfed8c2d9425.jpg?v=1623130142","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/variations-on-the-body-9781566896108","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}