{"product_id":"a-luminous-republic-9781328589347","title":"A Luminous Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"captivating\" novel from a Spanish literary star about the arrival of feral children to a tropical city in Argentina, and the quest to stop them from pulling the place into chaos (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSan Cristóbal was an unremarkable city--small, newly prosperous, contained by rain forest and river. But then the children arrived. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one knew where they came from: thirty-two kids, seemingly born of the jungle, speaking an unknown language. At first they scavenged, stealing food and money and absconding to the trees. But their transgressions escalated to violence, and then the city's own children began defecting to join them. Facing complete collapse, municipal forces embark on a hunt to find the kids before the city falls into irreparable chaos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by the social worker who led the hunt, A \u003ci\u003eLuminous Republic\u003c\/i\u003e is a suspenseful, anguished fable that “could be read as \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e seen from the other side, but that would rob Barba of the profound originality of his world” (Juan Gabriel Vásquez).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wholly compelling.” --Colm Tóibín\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANDRÉS BARBA is the award-winning author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eSuch Small Hands \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Right Intention.\u003c\/i\u003e He was a \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Spanish Novelist and received the Premio Herralde for \u003ci\u003eA Luminous Republic, \u003c\/i\u003e which will be translated into twenty languages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641415110930,"sku":"9781328589347","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed15f864-1de3-4251-b4af-3e997376b5ce.jpg?v=1733015806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-luminous-republic-9781328589347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}