{"product_id":"malambo-lucza-charzn-illescas-9781961056022","title":"Malambo","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful historical novel set in Peru in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In Malambo . . . the Rimac proudly rubs elbows with the freedmen, the cimarrons, and smuggled slaves. . . It runs united to the other subterranean springs underneath Blanket Street, Weavers Lane, and under Jewish Street . . . and Swordmaker's Lanes.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Rimac shapes the narrative of this compelling historical novel that probes the brutal clash of ethnicity, religion, and class in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Peru. Set against the backdrop of Spanish colonialism and the Spanish Inquisition in the \"New World,\" \u003ci\u003eMalambo\u003c\/i\u003e peels back the layers of Peru's society to focus on the subtle connections among indigenous peoples-- Africans, Jews, Christians, and others--whose cultural fusion pervades Latin American history and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of the novel is Tomason, an African artist living along the Rimac who paints religious murals for the church and his colonial masters. The intermingling of his Yoruba heritage with his life in a Spanish colony transforms him into a \u003ci\u003egriot\u003c\/i\u003e figure who unearths the deeper truths of his painful and complex experience by sharing it. Other memorable characters' stories intertwine with Tomason's tale, developing a narrative that powerfully reflects on the themes of dislocation and enslavement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalambo\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable work that explores the origins of the Afro-Hispanic experience and offers a profound meditation on the forces of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucía Charún-Illescas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196105602X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961056022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swan Isle Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Lucía Charún-Illescas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721409548543,"sku":"9781961056022","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_778abae8-dabc-4115-8a79-749b084ace18.jpg?v=1742752785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malambo-lucza-charzn-illescas-9781961056022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}