{"product_id":"a-hammock-beneath-the-mangoes-thomas-colchie-9780452268661","title":"A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis collection of twenty-six stories is \"a fine introduction to Latin American literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis splendid collection of stories by twenty-six Latin American authors features the new voices and celebrated masters of one of the world's foremost literatures. Explore the gothic sexual ambiguities of Carlos Fuentes' \"The Doll Queen,\" the psychological compression of Clarice Lispector's \"Love,\" or the baroque pyrotechnics of Machado de Assis and Adolfo Bioy Casares. Discover the parodically hard-boiled detective fiction of Ana Lydia Vega and some decidedly soft-boiled criminals in Rubem Fonesca's \"Lonelyhearts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom erotic comedies by Isabel Allende and Jorge Amado to the playful labyrinths of Guillermo Cabrera Infante's London streets or Armonia Somers' roomful of clocks, A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes reveals the virtuosity of Latin American literature at its finest, and provides an illuminating journey into dreamlike and unexpected worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Colchie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452268664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452268661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.99w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/1992","brand":"Thomas Colchie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962498797823,"sku":"9780452268661","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0517d211-84a6-49b8-9aa4-51c857f73487.jpg?v=1750651630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-hammock-beneath-the-mangoes-thomas-colchie-9780452268661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}