{"product_id":"news-from-paraguay","title":"News from Paraguay","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eNews from Paraguay\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLily Tuck\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780060934866\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarperPerennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2004\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brimming with rich descriptions of a beautiful country....\u003cem\u003eThe News From Paraguay\u003c\/em\u003e evolves from a quirky, elegant tale of an unconventional love affair into a sweeping epic.\" -- \u003cem\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLily Tuck's impressive novel offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of 19th century Paraguay, a largely untouched wilderness where European and American figures mix with the Spanish aristocracy of the capital and the indigenous peoples from the surrounding areas. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano--the future dictator of Paraguay--begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and a horse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunción and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream--one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, \u003cem\u003eThe News from Paraguay\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the epic novels of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"HarperPerennial","offers":[{"title":"News from Paraguay | Lily Tuck | Paperback | 9780060934866 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1624944","offer_id":48322822537368,"sku":"1624944","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71zn1xoTvtL.jpg?v=1773177864","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/news-from-paraguay","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}