{"product_id":"short-war-paperback","title":"Short War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLily Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in three distinct voices, \u003ci\u003eShort War\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a rapturous teenage love story set in Chile, the hunt for the author of an eye-opening literary detective story, and a complex reckoning with American political intervention in South America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen sixteen-year-old Gabriel Lazris, an American in Santiago, Chile, meets Caro Ravest, something clicks. Caro, who is Chilean, is charming, curious, and deeply herself. Gabriel dreams of their future together. But everybody's saying there's going to be a coup--and no one says it louder than Gabriel's dad, a Nixon-loving newspaper editor who Gabriel suspects is working with the C.I.A. Gabriel's father is adamant that the moment political unrest erupts, their family is going home. To Gabriel, though, Chile is home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, Gabriel's American-raised adult daughter Nina heads to Buenos Aires in a last-ditch effort to save her dissertation. Quickly, though, she gets sidetracked: first by a sexy professor, then by a controversial book called \u003ci\u003eGuerra Eterna\u003c\/i\u003e. A document of war and an underground classic, \u003ci\u003eGuerra Eterna\u003c\/i\u003e transforms Nina's sense of her family and identity, pushing her to confront the moral weight of being an American citizen in a hemisphere long dominated by U.S. power. But not until \u003ci\u003eShort War\u003c\/i\u003e's coda do we get true insight into the divergent fortunes of Gabriel Lazris and Caro Ravest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaped by the geopolitical forces that brought far-right dictators like Pinochet to power, their fates reverberate through generations, evoking thorny questions about power, privilege, and how to live with the guilt of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLily Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, translator, and critic. She is a contributing writer at the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso's story collections \u003ci\u003eLittle Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIce for Martians\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41941592178823,"sku":"9781646053155","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/59befcffa18533c05752298e87997ab7.webp?v=1734075605","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/short-war-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}