{"product_id":"caracol-beach-eliseo-alberto-9780375705069","title":"Caracol Beach","description":"Eliseo Alberto's award-winning \u003cb\u003eCaracol Beach\u003c\/b\u003e combines the passionate imagination of magic realism with the plotting of a thriller (and a modicum of farce). The result is a literary tour de force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeto Milanes, the night watchman at a graveyard in the Florida resort town of Caracol Beach, is a guilt-ridden Cuban war veteran. Tormented by memories and hallucinations, he yearns to die but is unable to take his own life. Instead, he decides to force someone-anyone-to kill him. That decision sets in motion a night of violence that draws an odd assortment of characters into Beto's orbit. In scenes that range from the jungles of Angola to a seedy Florida bar, Alberto explores war, madness, exile, and the redemptive power of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Edith Grossman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliseo Alberto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375705066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375705069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.21w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2002 pg. 20","brand":"Eliseo Alberto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136035860735,"sku":"9780375705069","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_812be964-d4d7-4ea9-9d1f-6c928d90efad.jpg?v=1770160082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caracol-beach-eliseo-alberto-9780375705069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}