{"product_id":"gesell-dome-9781940953380","title":"Gesell Dome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2013 Dashiell Hammett Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through a skillful weaving of characters and plotlines, coming together like a completed puzzle, Saccomanno has crafted a monumental novel where individual stories unnerve us while building to the unexpected and explosive finale.\"--\u003ci\u003eEl Mundo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective \u003c\/i\u003ethrough the lenses of William Faulkner and John Dos Passos, \u003ci\u003eGesell Dome \u003c\/i\u003eis a mosaic of misery, a page-turner that will keep you enthralled right until its shocking end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening with reports of a child abuse scandal at an elementary school, then weaving its way through dozens of sordid storylines and characters--including various murders, corrupt politicians and real-estate moguls, and the Nazi past of the city--\u003ci\u003eGesell Dome \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the dark underbelly of a popular resort town tensely awaiting the return of the tourist season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-time winner of the Dashiell Hammett Prize, Guillermo Saccomanno is Argentina's foremost noir writer, crafting incisive, unflinching books that reveal the inequities of contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillermo Saccomanno \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous novels and story collections, including \u003ci\u003eEl buen dolor\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Premio Nacional de Literatura, and \u003ci\u003e77 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGesell Dome\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which won the Dashiell Hammett Prize. He also received Seix Barral's Premio Biblioteca Breve de Novela for \u003ci\u003eEl oficinista \u003c\/i\u003eand the Rodolfo Walsh Prize for nonfiction for \u003ci\u003eUn maestro\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea G. Labinger \u003c\/b\u003eis the translator of more than a dozen works from the Spanish, including books by Ana María Shua, Liliana Heker, Luisa Valenzuela, and Alicia Steimberg, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillermo Saccomanno\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous novels and story collections, including \u003ci\u003eEl buen dolor\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Premio Nacional de Literatura, and \u003ci\u003e77\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGesell Dome\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which won the Dashell Hammett Prize. He also received Seix Barral's Premio Biblioteca Breve de Novela for \u003ci\u003eEl oficinista\u003c\/i\u003e and the Rodolfo Walsh Prize for nonfiction for \u003ci\u003eUn maestro\u003c\/i\u003e. Critics tend to compare his works to those of Balzac, Zola, Dos Passos, and Faulkner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea G. Labinger\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of more than a dozen works from the Spanish, including books by Ana Mar?a Shua, Liliana Heker, Luisa Valenzuela, and Alicia Steimberg, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857223782674,"sku":"9781940953380","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ea81b57-9558-4b00-bae1-0560d6d191ca.jpg?v=1737525084","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gesell-dome-9781940953380","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}