{"product_id":"nine-guardians-9780930523909","title":"Nine Guardians","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe magic and malice of warring gods and men crowd this novel of Mexico's turbulent history, written by Mexico's most important modern woman writer. Rosario Castellanos' towering fictional achievement is wonderfully conveyed in Irene Nicholson's translation from the Spanish, giving the reader all the urgency of rising Indian resentment, the jealousies of childhood, the fascination of ancient myths, \u003cem\u003edzul?ms\u003c\/em\u003e and the Nine Guardians, the isolation and tension within a tiny, doomed landowning class as it fights to keep its power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastellanos' narrator, a seven-year-old girl, watches wide-eyed as the old order -- where a few powerful landowning families and their male heirs could dominate a region politically and even sexually -- breaks down. Into her world of nursery tales, Indian magic and religious superstition come new and powerful dangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Castellanos' art... is mesmerizing and beautiful.\" \u003cem\u003e PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-56701\"\u003eRosario Castellanos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780930523909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0930523903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004100\"\u003eCaribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readers International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47359212126445,"sku":"9780930523909","price":22.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_651fc652-fd45-49b4-9b0b-bee0be44c52c.jpg?v=1731673936","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/nine-guardians-9780930523909","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}