{"product_id":"lost-in-the-city-ignacio-solares-9780292777323","title":"Lost in the City: Tree of Desire and Serafin: Two Novels by Ignacio Solares","description":"\u003cp\u003e Cristina, the young protagonist of \u003ci\u003eTree of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, and her little brother Joaqu匤 run away from a home that is outwardly normal, but inwardly disfunctional. Lost on the streets of Mexico City, they confront some of the most terrifying aspects of city life. Or is it all a dream? The story suggests, without confirming, that sexual abuse has driven Cristina to her desperate escape. But is it an escape? Are they awakening from a dream, or reentering a nightmare? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Seraf匤, too, is lost in the city. Searching for his father who has deserted the family, he is virtually helpless amid the city dangers. Seraf匤 finds compassion in surprising places, but will he survive to return to his mother and their rural village? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These two novels by one of Mexico's premier writers illuminate many aspects of contemporary Mexican life. Solares describes Mexico's different social classes with Dickensian realism. His focus on young protagonists, unusual in Mexican literature, opens a window onto problems of children's vulnerability that know no national borders. At the same time, his use of elements of the fantastic and the paranormal, and his evocative writing style, make reading his novels a most pleasurable experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignacio Solares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292777329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292777323\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 04\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.79h x 5.82w x 0.67d","brand":"Ignacio Solares","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45065104818431,"sku":"9780292777323","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ac5bedb-9cb2-471a-85cc-63b027932c05.jpg?v=1712125559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-in-the-city-ignacio-solares-9780292777323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}