{"product_id":"funny-dirty-little-war-osvaldo-soriano-9780930523183","title":"Funny Dirty Little War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This fierce little novel tells the story of a political con-frontation in a remote village in Argentina. Obscure differences between Peronist supporters and leaders escalate in a crescendo of violence to the final massacre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The characters, who with each event evolve from the comic and grotesque to the tragic, are observed by the author with a cool, dispassionate gaze, though in end we are left with a feeling of bitter pity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is because, in spite of all their moral and mental wretchedness, in spite of the emptiness of their ambitions and fanaticism, they themselves are poor victims.\"\u003c\/p\u003eItalo Calvino\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Funny Dirty Little War\u003c\/em\u003e marries the Keystone Kops and Kafka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Osvaldo Soriano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0930523180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780930523183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Osvaldo Soriano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120426381567,"sku":"9780930523183","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c467f1b9-ac45-4f4c-a609-68405d7d678d.jpg?v=1687414243","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/funny-dirty-little-war-osvaldo-soriano-9780930523183","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}