{"product_id":"springtime-in-a-broken-mirror-9781620974902","title":"Springtime in a Broken Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wise, lonely novel . . . [and an] honest reflection of exile.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Roberto Bolaño's \u003cem\u003eSavage Detectives\u003c\/em\u003e, a celebrated classic and heart-wrenching story of a family torn apart by the forces of history, by one of Latin America's most celebrated writers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Mario Benedetti's work was often ranked with \"such esteemed Latin American writers as Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and Julio Cortázar\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e) and his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Truce\u003c\/em\u003e has sold millions of copies around the world. His extraordinary novel \u003cem\u003eSpringtime in a Broken Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e revolves around Santiago, a political prisoner in Uruguay, who was jailed after a brutal military coup that saw many of his comrades flee elsewhere. Santiago, feeling trapped, can do nothing but write letters to his family and try to stay sane.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar away, his nine-year-old daughter Beatrice wonders at the marvels of Buenos Aires, but her grandpa and mother--Santiago's beautiful, careworn wife, Graciela--struggle to adjust to a life in exile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished now for the first time in English, \u003cem\u003eSpringtime in a Broken Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e tells with tenderness and fury of the indelible imprint politics leaves on individual lives. Generous and unflinching, it asks whether the broken bonds of family and history can ever truly be mended. Written by one of the masters of the Latin American novel, this is the story of a fractured continent, chronicled through the lives of a single family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Benedetti\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-2009) was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet. He is considered one of the most important twentieth-century Latin American writers. He won the Queen Sofia Ibero-American Poetry Award in 1999, and the José Martí prize in 2001. He was the author of many works of poetry, essays, drama, and fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764120224018,"sku":"9781620974902","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0977085-28f1-4b2a-8d21-6aaa6e54caf7.jpg?v=1764756797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/springtime-in-a-broken-mirror-9781620974902","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}