{"product_id":"shantytown-paperback","title":"Shantytown - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCésar Aira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Aires's shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone -- including two innocent teenage girls -- to break a drug ring that he believes is operating within the slum. A strange new drug, a brightly lit carousel of a slum, the kindness of strangers, gunplay... no matter how serious the subject matter, and despite Aira's \"fascination with urban violence and the sinister underside of Latin American politics\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eShantytown\u003c\/em\u003e, like all of Aira's mesmerizing work, is filled with wonder and mad invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 7.08 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689593606207,"sku":"9780811219112","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/db548fe598a18c07122e64d9f4d6d359.webp?v=1764986029","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/shantytown-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}