{"product_id":"purgatory-9780520259737","title":"Purgatory","description":"Ra l Zurita's \u003ci\u003ePurgatory, \u003c\/i\u003e a landmark in contemporary Latin American poetry, records the physical, cultural, and spiritual violence perpetrated against the Chilean people under Pinochet's military dictatorship (1973-1990) in the fiercely inventive voice of a postmodern master. This beautiful \u003ci\u003een face edition, \u003c\/i\u003e superbly translated by Anna Deeny, brings to English-language readers an indispensable volume written by one of the most important living poets writing in Spanish today. Zurita was a 24-year-old student in Valpara so when, on the morning of the coup, he was arrested, detained, and tortured. Conceived as the first text of a Dantean trilogy that includes \u003ci\u003eAntepara so (Anteparadise)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Vida Nueva (The New Life), Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e is his anguished response to Chile's violent recent history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRa?l Zurita\u003c\/b\u003e, considered by many to be the heir to Pablo Neruda, is one of Latin America's most radical, influential, and prominent poets. \u003cb\u003eAnna Deeny\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral candidate in Latin American Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924023841042,"sku":"9780520259737","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a701bf3-c045-458d-b925-c00013291b98.jpg?v=1738968690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/purgatory-9780520259737","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}