{"product_id":"24-hours-with-gaspar-hardcover","title":"24 Hours with Gaspar - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSabda Armandio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLara Norgaard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breathtakingly imaginative futuristic crime thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Decades into the future, Indonesia's crowded capital city is underwater. A mysterious novelist searches what remains of the metropolis for the story of an old, infamous crime. He combs the streets for traces of Gaspar: private-eye-cum-criminal-mastermind who plotted a seemingly simple robbery of a jewelry store. Far from just unlocking riches, however, the heist unearths a series of interlinking conflicts that have haunted Gaspar since childhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this brilliant twist of genres, this book combines noir with a laugh-out-loud detective and touches of surreal science fiction. The book's eclectic blend of allusions and narrative strategies opens new horizons for literary crime fiction while also painting a fresh, postmodern portrait of Jakarta. In a city webbed by roadways and canals, personal vendettas trace back to political crimes and social ills. First impressions can't be trusted, meta-literary motorbikes possess free will, and a senile witness might be a police detective's best bet at finding the true whodunnit--if we are to believe that a single truth exists at all. It is a chess game in which your knight no longer moves in the shape of an L, and Gaspar intends to win. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabda Armandio\u003c\/b\u003e is an Indonesian novelist and short story writer. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKamu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDekat dan Nyaring.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Norgaard\u003c\/b\u003e is an essayist and translator of Indonesian, Brazilian, and Latin American fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.13 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772358000928,"sku":"9781803092041","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/048f635e4ccc246d00e971245a66dca3.webp?v=1780403914","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/24-hours-with-gaspar-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}