{"product_id":"the-mongolian-conspiracy-9780811220668","title":"The Mongolian Conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly a couple of days before the state visit of the President of the United States, Filiberto García -- an impeccably groomed \"gun for hire,\" ex-Mexican revolutionary, and classic anti-hero -- is recruited by the Mexican police to discover how much truth there might be to KGB and FBI reports of a Chinese-Mongolian plot to assassinate the Soviet and American presidents during the unveiling of a statue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarcía kills various bad guys as he searches for clues in the opium dens, curio shops, and Cantonese restaurants of Mexico City's Chinatown -- clues that appear to point not to Mongolia, but to Cuba. Yet as the bodies pile up, he begins to find traces of slimy political dealings: are local gears grinding away in these machinations of an \"international incident\"? Pulsating behind the smokescreen of this classic noir are fierce curses, a shockingly innocent affair, smoldering dialog, and unforgettable riffs about the meaning of life, the Mexican Revolution, women, and the best gun to use for close-range killing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernal, Rafael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRafael Bernal\u003c\/strong\u003e (1915-1972) was a Mexican diplomat and novelist, best known for his crime novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Mongolian Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e (New Directions).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilver, Katherine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Silver's\u003c\/strong\u003e award-winning translations include works by María Sonia Cristoff, Daniel Sada, César Aira, Julio Cortázar, Juan Carlos Onetti, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro. The author of \u003cem\u003eEcho Under Story\u003c\/em\u003e, she does volunteer interpreting for asylum seekers.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldman, Francisco:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFrancisco Goldman\u003c\/strong\u003e, the author of five novels, one book of nonfiction, won the Prix Femina for his latest, \u003cem\u003eSay Her Name\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413228982546,"sku":"9780811220668","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1e41642-b603-43ee-b068-5cb71c3d1d22.jpg?v=1729350011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mongolian-conspiracy-9780811220668","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}