{"product_id":"pandora-in-the-congo-paperback","title":"Pandora in the Congo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Sánchez Piñol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMara Faye Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition in which both his masters have died, and all of the party's African porters have fled. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Young Tommy Thomson is assigned to transcribe Garvey's story and only he can untangle the extraordinary mysteries of the Garvey case.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A rip-roaring historical adventure.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1914. From the jungle at the heart of the Belgian Congo emerges a British manservant named Garvey. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition in which both his masters have died, and all of the party's African porters have fled. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Young Tommy Thomson must transcribe Garvey's story and only he can unpick fact from fiction amidst the extraordinary mysteries of the Garvey case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Pinol is possessed of an exceptional, fecund and devious imagination.'\u003cbr\u003eDavid Mitchell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Going into that realm of hyperbolic fabulation where Umberto Eco has long made safari, this marks Pinol's emergence as a significant European writer.'\u003cbr\u003eGiles Poden, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Full of sci-fi happenings and tall tales, this sparky romp is addictive.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Sanchez Pinol was born in Barcelona in 1965. He is an anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Castilian Spanish. His first novel\u003ci\u003e, Cold Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into thirty-seven languages, won the Ojo Critico Narrativa prize on its original publication in Catalan in 2003 and is being adapted for film. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003ePandora in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. He is based in Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697072345151,"sku":"9781847671240","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/224b41c6432c1928abb49298b2e3d7a0.webp?v=1765008375","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pandora-in-the-congo-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}