{"product_id":"the-news-from-paraguay-9780060934866","title":"The News from Paraguay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brimming with rich descriptions of a beautiful country....\u003cem\u003eThe News From Paraguay\u003c\/em\u003e evolves from a quirky, elegant tale of an unconventional love affair into a sweeping epic.\" -- \u003cem\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLily Tuck's impressive novel offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of 19th century Paraguay, a largely untouched wilderness where European and American figures mix with the Spanish aristocracy of the capital and the indigenous peoples from the surrounding areas. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano--the future dictator of Paraguay--begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and a horse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunción and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream--one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, \u003cem\u003eThe News from Paraguay\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the epic novels of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTuck, Lily:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in Paris, LILY TUCK is the author of four previous novels: \u003cem\u003eInterviewing Matisse, or the Woman Who Died Standing Up\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Woman Who Walked on Water\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSiam, or the Woman Who Shot a Man\u003c\/em\u003e, which was nominated for the 2000 PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction; and \u003cem\u003eThe News from Paraguay\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of theNational Book Award. She is also the author of the biography \u003cem\u003eWoman of Rome: A Life of Elsa Morante\u003c\/em\u003e. Her short stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and are collected in \u003cem\u003eLimbo and Other Places I Have Lived\u003c\/em\u003e. Lily Tuck divides her time between Maine and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502950879506,"sku":"9780060934866","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef1edad1-2307-4891-95d5-96e7ee5ab0fb.jpg?v=1730779198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-news-from-paraguay-9780060934866","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}