{"product_id":"9781804270790","title":"The Book of All Loves","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlending fiction and essay, poetry and philosophy, Agustín Fernández Mallo’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of All Loves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a startling, expansive work of imaginative agility, one that makes the case for hope in the midst of a disintegrating present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the wake of the Great Blackout, faced with the near-extinction of humanity, a pair of lovers speak to each other. They parse, with precision, with familiarity, the endless aspects of their love. Out of their dialogues, piece by piece, a composite image of love takes form, one that moves outwards beyond the realm of relationships and into metaphysics, geology, linguistics, AI.\u003cbr\u003e     Years previously, a writer and her husband, a Latin professor, stay in Venice while she works on a text. As they roam the city, strange occurrences accumulate, signalling that the world around them is heading towards a point of no return.\u003cbr\u003e     Blending fiction and essay, poetry and philosophy, Agustín Fernández Mallo’s \u003ci\u003eThe Book of All Loves\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling, expansive work of imaginative agility, one that renders love unfamiliar so as to renew it, and makes the case for hope in the midst of a disintegrating present.","brand":"Agustín Fernández Mallo","offers":[{"title":"Fitzcarraldo Editions |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-13","offer_id":45663908069631,"sku":"9781804270790","price":30.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9781804270790.jpg?v=1718376527","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781804270790","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}