{"product_id":"kamchatka-paperback","title":"Kamchatka - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcelo Figueras\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick. A \"brilliantly observed, heartrending\" novel of a Buenos Aires boy in exile (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1976 Buenos Aires, a ten-year-old boy lives in a world of school lessons and comic books, TV shows and games of Risk. But in his hometown, the military has just seized power, and amid a climate of increasing terror and intimidation, people begin to disappear without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his mother unexpectedly pulls him and his younger brother from school, she tells him they're going on an impromptu family trip. But he soon realizes that this will be no ordinary holiday: his parents are known supporters of the opposition, and they are going into hiding. Holed up in a safe house in the remote hills outside the city, the family assumes new identities. The boy names himself Harry after his hero Houdini, and as tensions rise and the uncertain world around him descends into chaos, he spends his days of exile learning the secrets of escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from the points of view of Harry as a grown man and as a boy, \u003ci\u003eKamchatka\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story of courage and sacrifice, the tricks of time and memory, and the fragile yet resilient fabric of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Figueras] vividly evokes a child's reaction to a world beleaguered by violence . . . [A] hopeful message about the healing powers of imagination and love.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1962 in Buenos Aires, \u003cb\u003eMarcelo Figueras\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, and novelist. He has also been a war correspondent and singer. Figueras makes daily contributions to the Spanish-language literary blog \u003ci\u003eEl Boomeran\u003c\/i\u003e: www.elboomeran.com. His books have previously been translated into French, German, Dutch, Polish and Russian; this is his first novel to be published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45290783703175,"sku":"9780802170873","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/loyywswQ8P9780802170873.webp?v=1784631021","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kamchatka-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}