{"product_id":"la-vida-doble-arturo-fontaine-9780300205763","title":"La Vida Doble","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tale of violence, lofty ideals, and moral ambiguity, Fontaine's best-selling novel is now available in a superb English translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eLa Vida Doble\u003c\/i\u003e is] a harrowing examination of political violence during the Pinochet period. . . . A complex, open-minded investigation into the mentality of those involved on both sides.\"--David Gallagher, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the darkest years of the Pinochet dictatorship, \u003ci\u003eLa Vida Doble\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Lorena, a leftist militant who arrives at a merciless turning point when every choice she confronts is impossible. Captured by agents of the Chilean repression, withstanding brutal torture to save her comrades, she must now either forsake the allegiances of motherhood or betray the political ideals to which she is deeply committed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arturo Fontaine's Lorena is a study in contradictions--mother and combatant, intellectual and lover, idealist and traitor--and he places her within a historical context that confounds her dilemmas. Though she has few viable options, she is no mere victim, and Fontaine disallows any comfortable high moral ground. His novel is among the most subtle explorations of human violence ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ranking with Roberto Bola and Mario Vargas Llosa on Latin America's roster of most accomplished authors, Fontaine is a fearless explorer of the most sordid and controversial aspects of Chile's history and culture. He addresses a set of moral questions specific to Pinochet's murderous reign but invites us, four decades later, to consider global conflicts today and question how far we've come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arturo Fontaine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300205767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300205763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014","brand":"Arturo Fontaine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913604006143,"sku":"9780300205763","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_50e3d51d-d9e4-4c4f-8fe7-24042bc4b99f.jpg?v=1680621314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-vida-doble-arturo-fontaine-9780300205763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}