{"product_id":"the-banana-wars-hardcover","title":"The Banana Wars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Grostephan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Dzanc Prize\u003cbr\u003efor Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrabá, Colombia, 1990: A violent strike at plantations\u003cbr\u003eacross the banana zone leads to crops in flames, managers murdered, and the local\u003cbr\u003eeconomy teetering on the brink. In retaliation, the banana producers finance\u003cbr\u003eright-wing paramilitaries to cleanse the zone of guerrillas and their supposed\u003cbr\u003ecollaborators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the intertwined lives of four\u003cbr\u003echaracters--a banana worker making a play for power in the guerrillas, a\u003cbr\u003edecadent Colombian banana planter who runs his business from the safety of\u003cbr\u003eMedellín, a widow in Urabá struggling to stay on the right side of the local\u003cbr\u003eparamilitaries, and an American banana executive wading ever deeper into\u003cbr\u003etroubled waters--\u003ci\u003eThe Banana Wars \u003c\/i\u003echarts\u003cbr\u003ethe struggle to survive in impossible conditions, in a place where no one is to\u003cbr\u003ebe trusted and one false move can lead to death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarkly drawn from the true history of Urabá and\u003cbr\u003ethis period of conflict, including the unseen role of US corporate interests, \u003cbr\u003ecelebrated author Alan Grostephan's latest is an incandescent historical novel\u003cbr\u003efor fans of Jesmyn Ward, Roberto Bolaño, and Fernanda Melchor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763753976096,"sku":"9781950539949","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/79ca3a8a9b9024ab7379bccb7d6079e9.webp?v=1780239751","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-banana-wars-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}