{"product_id":"the-delicate-beast-paperback","title":"The Delicate Beast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Celestin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA novel of a life built on the ashes of childhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s Tropical Republic, a boy lives amid opulence and privilege, spending days at the beach or in the cool hills above the sweltering capital, enjoying leisurely Sunday lunches around the family compound's swimming pool. That is, until the reign of The Mortician begins, unleashing unimaginable horrors that bring his childhood idyll to an end. Narrowly escaping the violent fate visited on so many of his fellow citizens, he and his brother follow their parents into exile in the United States where they must start a new life. But as he grows, he never feels at home, and leaves his family to travel across Europe and outrun the ghosts of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing novel of a life lived in the shadow of history, \u003ci\u003eThe Delicate Beast\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the persistent, pernicious legacy of political violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Celestin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Haiti, emigrated to the United States at the age of eleven, and is Professor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. \u003ci\u003eThe Delicate Beast\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. He lives in Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42331333132423,"sku":"9781954276369","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9fac357c6023a517d246db06c756ea48.webp?v=1739433905","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-delicate-beast-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}