The shape of the ruins :
Vasquez, Juan Gabriel (, 1973-)
The shape of the ruins : / Juan Gabriel Vásquez ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. - New York : Riverhead Books , c2015, c2018 - 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A novel"--Dust jacket.
A sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vasquez. The Shape of the Ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. A man is arrested at a museum in Colombia for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of an assassin. The incident barely makes the news though the political murder this assassin committed years before set off riots that ushered in a decade of bloody civil war in the country -- "La Violencia" -- a time that still echos throughout Colombia. Soon this theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular obsessions with conspiracy theories and the truth; and it haunts the people who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings. This novel explores the darkest moments of a country's past and brings to life the hidden characters who have unknowingly shaped its modern landscape.
English
9780735211148 (hardback)
Political fiction
Historical fiction
Literary fiction
PQ8180.32.A797 / F6713 2018
LAS FIC VAS
The shape of the ruins : / Juan Gabriel Vásquez ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. - New York : Riverhead Books , c2015, c2018 - 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A novel"--Dust jacket.
A sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vasquez. The Shape of the Ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. A man is arrested at a museum in Colombia for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of an assassin. The incident barely makes the news though the political murder this assassin committed years before set off riots that ushered in a decade of bloody civil war in the country -- "La Violencia" -- a time that still echos throughout Colombia. Soon this theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular obsessions with conspiracy theories and the truth; and it haunts the people who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings. This novel explores the darkest moments of a country's past and brings to life the hidden characters who have unknowingly shaped its modern landscape.
English
9780735211148 (hardback)
Political fiction
Historical fiction
Literary fiction
PQ8180.32.A797 / F6713 2018
LAS FIC VAS
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