{"product_id":"the-country-of-to-9781771965149","title":"The Country of To?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003cem\u003eCrime Reads\u003c\/em\u003e Best International Crime Fiction of 2023 - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eCrime Reads\u003c\/em\u003e most anticipated LatinX Horror and Crime Fiction of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sumptuously written thriller asks probing questions about how we live with each other and with our planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised on his wits on the streets of Central America, the Cobra, a young debt collector and gang enforcer, has never had the chance to discern between right and wrong, until he's assigned the murder of Polo, a prominent human rights activist--and his friend. When his conscience gives him pause and his patrón catches on, a remote Mayan community offers the Cobra a potential refuge, but the people there are up against predatory mining companies. With danger encroaching, the Cobra is forced to confront his violent past and make a decision about what he's willing to risk in the future, and who it will be for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Cobra, Polo, a faction of drug-dealing oligarchs, and Jacobo, a child caught in the crosshairs, Rey Rosa maps an extensive web of corruption upheld by decades of political oppression. A scathing indictment of exploitation in all its forms, \u003cem\u003eThe Country of Toó\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping account of what it means to consider societal change under the constant threat of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Guatemala City, \u003cstrong\u003eRodrigo Rey Rosa\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of five collections of short stories and more than a dozen novels that have been published in sixteen languages. Among his works available in English are \u003cem\u003eThe Beggar's Knife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pelcari Project\u003c\/em\u003e (both translated by expatriate American author Paul Bowles), \u003cem\u003eThe Good Cripple\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe African Shore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHuman Matter\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChaos: A Fable\u003c\/em\u003e. Rey Rosa has been awarded Guatemala's national literature prize, China's Best Foreign Book Award, and, for his life's work, the prestigious José Donoso Prize in Chile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Henigha\u003c\/b\u003en's translations have twice been longlist finalists for the Best Translated Book Award and once for the International Dublin Literary Award. Henighan is the author of ten books of fiction, most recently the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBlue River and Red Eart\u003c\/i\u003eh (2018) and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe World of After\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497006436626,"sku":"9781771965149","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55c88995-fe8b-49ed-8548-8069e73807fc.jpg?v=1730704616","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-country-of-to-9781771965149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}