{"product_id":"tears-of-the-trufflepig-paperback","title":"Tears of the Trufflepig - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFernando A. Flores\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2019.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders of this breakout work  will leave] thrilled and disoriented in equal measure. --Sam Sacks, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Summer Beach Reads of 2019, one of \u003ci\u003eLit Hub \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Books of 2019, one of \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e's Books to Read This Spring, and one of the \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e' Best New Books of May\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA parallel universe. South Texas. A third border wall might be erected between the United States and Mexico, narcotics are legal and there's a new contraband on the market: filtered animals--species of animals brought back from extinction to amuse the very wealthy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEsteban Bellacosa has lived in the border town of MacArthur long enough to know to keep quiet and avoid the dangerous syndicates who make their money through trafficking. But his simple life gets complicated after a swashbuckling journalist invites him to an underground dinner at which filtered animals are served. Bellacosa soon finds himself in the middle of an increasingly perilous and surreal journey, in the course of which he encounters legends of the long-disappeared Arana a Indian tribe and their object of worship: the mysterious Trufflepig, said to possess strange powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with infectious verve, bold imagination, and oddball humor, Fernando A. Flores's \u003ci\u003eTears of the Trufflepig \u003c\/i\u003eis an absurdist take on life along the border, an ode to the myths of Mexican culture, and an introduction to a staggeringly smart new voice in American fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFernando A. Flores\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and grew up in South Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755623514400,"sku":"9780374538330","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e63d637d8b9818bbeec9c51211401ada.webp?v=1780063893","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tears-of-the-trufflepig-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}