{"product_id":"poso-wells","title":"Poso Wells","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePoso Wells\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGabriela Alemán\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780872867550\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCity Lights Publishers\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e160\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\u003cb\u003eCelebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán's first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing, but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor--next in line for the presidency--inexplicably disappears from sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustavo Varas, a principled journalist, picks up the trail, which leads him into a violent, lawless underworld. Bella Altamirano, a fearless local, is on her own crusade to pierce the settlement's code of silence, ignoring repeated death threats. It turns out that the disappearance of the candidate and those of the women are intimately connected, and not just to a local crime wave, but to a multinational magnate's plan to plunder the country's cloud forest preserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The story is a condemnation not only of the corrupt businessmen and the criminal gangs that rule Poso Wells but also of the violence against women that plagues Latin America's real slums.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One part Thomas Pynchon, one part Gabriel García Marquez, and one part Raymond Chandler, Alemán's novel contains mystery, horror, humor, absurdity, and political commentary ... A concoction of political thriller and absurdist literary mystery that never fails to entertain.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wild, successful satire of Ecuadorian politics and supernatural encounters. ... Alemán's singular voice keeps the ride fresh and satisfying.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e is ironic, audacious, and fierce. But what is it, exactly? A satire? A scifi novel? A political detective yarn? Or the purest reality of contemporary Latin America. It's unclassifiable--as all great books are.\"--\u003cb\u003eSamanta Schweblin\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePoso Wells\u003c\/em\u003e is brilliant, audacious, doubtlessly playful and at the same time so dark and bitter. A truly unforgettable book.\"--\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Zambra\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eMultiple Choice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"City Lights Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Poso Wells | Gabriela Alemán | Paperback | 9780872867550 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1725292 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48310524543128,"sku":"1725292","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81OrAipu2hL.jpg?v=1773155054","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/poso-wells","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}