{"product_id":"9781948830775","title":"Un Amor: A Novel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubtly in the vein of \u003ci\u003eDogville\u003c\/i\u003e or Coetzee’s \u003ci\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/i\u003e, and invoking the works of Agota Kristof, \u003ci\u003eUn Amor\u003c\/i\u003e probes ideas of language, alienation, and community through the eyes of a woman who, when brought into conflict, finds herself on the potential brink of deeper awareness of herself and her place in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in La Escapa, an arid rural village in Spain’s interior. She settles into a small, shabby house with cheap rent to begin work on her first literary translation, with a skittish and ill-tempered dog—a gift from the boorish landlord—her only company. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBurdened with assumptions about country life, Nat will enter into relationships with the handful of local inhabitants—her negligent landlord, Píter the hippie, the dementia-afflicted Roberta, the young city family who comes on weekends, the unsociable man they call “The German”—from whom she appears to receive a customary welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMutual misunderstanding and a persistent sense of alienation, however, thrum below the surface. And when conflicts arise over repairs to the house, Nat receives an offer and makes a crucial decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn prose as taut and oppressive as the atmosphere in La Escapa, \u003ci\u003eUn Amor\u003c\/i\u003e extends Mesa’s exploration of language and power, confronting readers with the limits of their own morality as tensions mount and the community’s most unexpected impulses emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sara Mesa","offers":[{"title":"Open Letter Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-27","offer_id":44230072828159,"sku":"9781948830775","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fd2957c3-0999-4796-bc5c-09320e117851.jpg?v=1692999952","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781948830775","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}