{"product_id":"as-if-by-magic-edgard-telles-ribeiro-9781954276505","title":"As If by Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing is as it seems in the sinuous tales of Brazilian master Edgard Telles Ribeiro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA son embarks on a journey involving a disappearing suitcase, secret police, and a strange letter, while pursuing a father who appears to have fallen victim to Alzheimer's disease. A man inherits a deserted island and is drawn into the mysterious, possibly deadly affairs of a strange couple on a sailboat. A gold miner in a remote Amazon outpost escapes from a murderous foreman by building an improbable machine. A writer chases the evasive opening sentence of his novel while locked down in his Rio de Janeiro apartment with his wife, until she usurps the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the four tales that comprise \u003ci\u003eAs If by Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, Edgard Telles Ribeiro invites us into labyrinthine worlds where what we perceive is only the beginning of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgard Telles Ribeiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954276508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954276505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Edgard Telles Ribeiro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881157546239,"sku":"9781954276505","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d059fc07-10d1-483a-bbe6-08373152f516.jpg?v=1747970849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/as-if-by-magic-edgard-telles-ribeiro-9781954276505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}