{"product_id":"a-forma-das-ruinas","title":"The shape of the ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e«The last time I saw him, Carlos Carballo was being laboriously ushered into a police car, his hands handcuffed behind his back and his head buried between his shoulders, while a caption at the bottom of the screen explained the reason for his arrest: he had tried to steal the suit of an assassinated politician.»\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBogotá, Colombia, 2014: Carlos Carballo is arrested for trying to steal from a museum the suit of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, a political leader assassinated in Bogotá in 1948, in the midst of the Colombian state's war against drug traffickers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarballo is a tormented man, searching for clues that will allow him to unravel the mysteries of a past he is obsessed with. However, no one, not even those closest to him, suspects the true reasons for his obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat connects the assassination of Gaitán, whose death split Colombian history in two, and the murder of American President John F. Kennedy? How can a crime committed in 1914 mark the life of a man in the 21st century? For Carballo, there are no coincidences, and all these events are closely linked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a chance encounter with this mysterious man, Vásquez (yes, Juan Gabriel Vásquez himself, who here drops his mask) feels compelled to scrutinize the secrets of another man's life, while grappling with the darkest moments of Colombia's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling read and a masterful inquiry into the uncertain truths of a country that still barely knows itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shape of Ruins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«A great novel, undoubtedly Juan Gabriel Vásquez's best. A vibrant narrative in which police investigation, political essay, historical fiction, and fictionalized autobiography intertwine. Nothing more, nothing less.»\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e«The investigation is absolutely hypnotic, a prime example of tense, agile, and intelligent storytelling.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEl Cultural de El Mundo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e«A mature, lucid, and beautiful novel.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEl Espectador\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e«Vásquez is not only brilliant in his analysis of the major themes of history, but also masterful in his use of autobiographical elements.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtes \u0026amp; Letras\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e«Thanks to a strategy of blending reality and fiction, Vásquez himself invents himself as a narrator and, in a way, as an investigator of these crimes.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEl Periódico de Catalunya\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alfaguara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52659637354762,"sku":"2026-MDT-LVR-10","price":22.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2729\/6266\/files\/a-forma-das-ruinasAL51787-scaled.jpg?v=1772562071","url":"https:\/\/www.malditalivraria.com\/en\/products\/a-forma-das-ruinas","provider":"Maldita Livraria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}