{"product_id":"24-hours-with-gaspar-9781803092041","title":"24 Hours with Gaspar","description":"\u003cb\u003eA breathtakingly imaginative futuristic crime thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Decades into the future, Indonesia's crowded capital city is underwater. A mysterious novelist searches what remains of the metropolis for the story of an old, infamous crime. He combs the streets for traces of Gaspar: private-eye-cum-criminal-mastermind who plotted a seemingly simple robbery of a jewelry store. Far from just unlocking riches, however, the heist unearths a series of interlinking conflicts that have haunted Gaspar since childhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this brilliant twist of genres, this book combines noir with a laugh-out-loud detective and touches of surreal science fiction. The book's eclectic blend of allusions and narrative strategies opens new horizons for literary crime fiction while also painting a fresh, postmodern portrait of Jakarta. In a city webbed by roadways and canals, personal vendettas trace back to political crimes and social ills. First impressions can't be trusted, meta-literary motorbikes possess free will, and a senile witness might be a police detective's best bet at finding the true whodunnit--if we are to believe that a single truth exists at all. It is a chess game in which your knight no longer moves in the shape of an L, and Gaspar intends to win. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabda Armandio\u003c\/b\u003e is an Indonesian novelist and short story writer. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKamu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDekat dan Nyaring.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Norgaard\u003c\/b\u003e is an essayist and translator of Indonesian, Brazilian, and Latin American fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50534293405970,"sku":"9781803092041","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f0cb779-45a4-434a-a207-b0f93bc11811.jpg?v=1731426090","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/24-hours-with-gaspar-9781803092041","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}