{"product_id":"the-shape-of-the-ruins-9780735211155","title":"The Shape of the Ruins","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel V squez. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. When a man is arrested at a museum for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of a murdered Colombian politician, few notice. But soon this thwarted theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular fixations with conspiracy theories, assassinations, and historical secrets; and it haunts those who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel explores the darkest moments of a country's past and brings to life the ways in which past violence shapes our present lives. A compulsive read, beautiful and profound, eerily relevant to our times and deeply personal, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour-de-force story by a master at uncovering the incisive wounds of our memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3888481\"\u003eJuan Gabriel Vasquez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735211155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735211159\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-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\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-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\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-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Gabriel Vásquez\u003c\/b\u003e's previous books include the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner and national bestseller\u003ci\u003e The Sound of Things Falling\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning \u003ci\u003eReputations, The Informers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Costaguana\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eLovers on All Saints' Day\u003c\/i\u003e. Vásquez's novels have been published in twenty-eight languages worldwide. After sixteen years in France, Belgium, and Spain, he now lives in Bogotá. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnne McLean\u003c\/b\u003e translates Latin American and Spanish novels, short stories, memoirs, and other writings. She has twice won both the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán, and received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award with Juan Gabriel Vásquez for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things Falling\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Toronto.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687977619693,"sku":"9780735211155","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_042ea823-dd46-4f9b-acda-edcbdc31e919.jpg?v=1649784840","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-shape-of-the-ruins-9780735211155","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}