{"product_id":"human-matter-rodrigo-rey-rosa-9781477316467","title":"Human Matter: A Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than a decade ago, novelist Rodrigo Rey Rosa made his first visit to the Historical Archive of the Guatemala National Police, where millions of previously hidden records were being cataloged, scanned, and eventually published online. Bringing to light detailed evidence of crimes against humanity, the Archive Recovery Project inspired Rey Rosa to craft a meta-novel that weaves the language of arrest records and surveillance reports with the contemporary journal entries of a novelist (named Rodrigo) who is attempting to synthesize the stories of political activists, indigenous people, and other women and men who became ensnared in a deadly web of state-sponsored terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Rodrigo's access to the archive is suspended, he proceeds to the General Archives of Central America and the Library of Congress, also collaborating with the son of the Identification Bureau's former head in a relentless pursuit of understanding. Reminiscent of Roberto Bolaño's finely honed masterworks, \u003ci\u003eHuman Matter\u003c\/i\u003e is both a tour de force of fiction and a sobering meditation on the realities of collective memory, raising timely questions about how our history is recorded and retold.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Spanish in 2009, its success demanded a subsequent publication in June of 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodrigo Rey Rosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477316469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477316467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2019","brand":"Rodrigo Rey Rosa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985710088447,"sku":"9781477316467","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7da73c7b-4852-430c-9913-94025441f750.jpg?v=1683279109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/human-matter-rodrigo-rey-rosa-9781477316467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}