{"product_id":"albina-and-the-dog-men-paperback","title":"Albina and the Dog-Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Jodorowsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlfred MacAdam\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deeply psychological and mysterious, the book will stimulate the imagination of the reader's mind to the extreme.\" --Marina Abramovic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In his latest novel, Jodorowsky builds on his multi-decade long assault of the public imagination.... a fantastical and genre-defying parable of love and friendship.... At its core, \u003ci\u003eAlbina and the Dog-Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story about two people committed to one another's survival and to discovering their potential. And, as with life, it is sometimes only through the weathering of a storm that our true capacities are made clear.\" --NPR Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen two women--an amnesiac goddess and her protector, a leather-tough woman called Crabby--arrive in a Chilean desert town, Albina's otherworldly allure and unfettered sensuality turn men into wild beasts. Chased by a clubfooted corrupt cop, evil corporate overlords, giant-hare-riding narcos, and Himalayan cultists, Albina and Crabby must find a magical cactus that will cure Albina and the men's monstrous affliction before the town consumes itself in an orgy of lust and violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbina and the Dog-Men\u003c\/i\u003e is Alejandro Jodorowsky's darkly funny, shocking, and surreal hybrid of mystical folktale, road novel, horror story, and social parable, ultimately uniting in a universal story of love against the odds and what makes us human. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Jodorowsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants in Tocopilla, Chile. From an early age, he became interested in mime and theater; at the age of 23, he left for Paris to pursue the arts, and has lived there ever since. A friend and companion of Fernando Arrabal and Roland Topor, he founded the Panic movement and has directed several classic films of this style, including \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEl Topo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSanta Sangre\u003c\/i\u003e. A mime artist, specialist in the art of tarot, and prolific author, he has written novels, poetry, short stories, essays, and over thirty successful comic books, working with such highly regarded comic book artists as Moebius and Bess. Restless Books will be publishing three of Jodorowsky's best-known books for the first time in English: \u003ci\u003eDonde mejor canta un pájaro\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWhere the Bird Sings Best\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEl niño del jueves negro\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Son of Black Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eAlbina y los hombres perro\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAlbina and the Dog Men\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred MacAdam\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Latin American literature at Barnard College-Columbia University. He has translated works by Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Juan Carlos Onetti, José Donoso, and Jorge Volpi among others. He recently published an essay on the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa included in the \u003ci\u003eCambridge Companion to Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.1 x 5 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 May 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770465190176,"sku":"9781632060549","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5daa0ea0ded427638a0bd09fa2774d00.webp?v=1780372277","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/albina-and-the-dog-men-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}