{"product_id":"the-witness-9781846686917","title":"The Witness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The evocative imagery and ideas revealed in \u003ci\u003eThe Witness\u003c\/i\u003e are not easily forgotten.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Haunting and beautifully written.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sixteenth-century Spain, a cabin boy sets sail on a ship bound for the New World. An inland expedition ends in disaster when the group is attacked by Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witness\u003c\/i\u003e explores the relationship between existence and description, foreignness and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Jos?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Saer\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Argentina in 1937 and is considered one of Argentina's leading writers of the post-Borges generation. He died in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Santa Fé, Argentina in 1937, Juan José Saer is the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. In 1968, he moved to Paris and taught literature at the university in Rennes, Brittany. In 1998, Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize. His work is translated into all major languages. He died in 2005.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567317422354,"sku":"9781846686917","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b768387-99ab-4796-a263-e6e605e17cf5.jpg?v=1731918235","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-witness-9781846686917","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}