{"product_id":"a-good-map-of-all-things-a-picaresque-novel-paperback","title":"A Good Map of All Things: A Picaresque Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlberto Álvaro Ríos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Alberto  lvaro R os's new picaresque novel, momentous adventure and quiet connection brings twenty people to life in a small town in northern Mexico. \u003ci\u003eA Good Map of All Things\u003c\/i\u003e is home to characters whose lives are interwoven but whose stories are their own, adding warmth and humor to this continually surprising communal narrative. The stories take place in the mid-twentieth century, in the high desert near the border--a stretch of land generally referred to as the Pimer a Alta--an ancient passage through the desert that connected the territory of Tucson in the north and Guaymas and Hermosillo in the south. The United States is off in the distance, a little difficult to see, and, in the middle of the century, not the only thing to think about. Mexico City is somewhere to the south, but nobody can say where and nobody has ever seen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR os has created a whimsical yet familiar town, where brightly unique characters love fiercely and nurture those around them. The people in \u003ci\u003eA Good Map of All Things\u003c\/i\u003e have secrets and fears, successes and happiness, winters and summers. They are people who do not make the news, but who are living their lives for the long haul, without lotteries or easy answers or particular luck. Theirs is the everyday, with its small but meaningful joy. Whether your heart belongs to a small town in Mexico or a bustling metropolis, Alberto  lvaro R os has crafted a book that is overflowing with comfort, warmth, and the familiar embrace of a tightly woven community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the National Book Award and the recipient of the Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award, Alberto Álvaro Ríos has taught at Arizona State University since 1982. He is Arizona's inaugural poet laureate, a recent chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. Ríos's latest collection of poems is \u003ci\u003eNot Go Away Is My Name\u003c\/i\u003e, preceded by \u003ci\u003eA Small Story About the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Shirt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Theater of Night\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Beyond Margins Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768839602464,"sku":"9780816541034","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bad907d382ccb3aaba4fc8d4a8909115.webp?v=1780338529","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-good-map-of-all-things-a-picaresque-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}