{"product_id":"the-country-of-too-paperback","title":"The Country of Toó - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodrigo Rey Rosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Henighan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sumptuously written thriller asks probing questions about how we live with each other and with our planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised on his wits on the streets of Central America, the Cobra, a young debt collector and gang enforcer, has never had the chance to discern between right and wrong, until he's assigned the murder of Polo, a prominent human rights activist--and his friend. When his conscience gives him pause and his patrón catches on, a remote Mayan community offers the Cobra a potential refuge, but the people there are up against predatory mining companies. With danger encroaching, the Cobra is forced to confront his violent past and make a decision about what he's willing to risk in the future, and who it will be for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Cobra, Polo, a faction of drug-dealing oligarchs, and Jacobo, a child caught in the crosshairs, Rey Rosa maps an extensive web of corruption upheld by decades of political oppression. A scathing indictment of exploitation in all its forms, \u003cem\u003eThe Country of Toó\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping account of what it means to consider societal change under the constant threat of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Guatemala City, \u003cb\u003e Rodrigo Rey Rosa\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five collections of short stories and more than a dozen novels that have been published in sixteen languages, among them \u003ci\u003eSeverina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe African Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Cripple\u003c\/i\u003e. Rey Rosa has been awarded Guatemala's national literature prize, China's Best Foreign Book Award and, for his life's work, Chile's prestigious José Donoso Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Henigha\u003c\/b\u003en's translations have twice been longlist finalists for the Best Translated Book Award and once for the International Dublin Literary Award. Henighan is the author of ten books of fiction, most recently the the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBlue River and Red Eart\u003c\/i\u003eh (2018) and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe World of After\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766588014880,"sku":"9781771965149","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/755ec6bd35ba6ddcb1340cd84cd19766.webp?v=1780295196","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-country-of-too-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}