{"product_id":"saga-of-brutes-ana-paula-maia-9781628971460","title":"Saga of Brutes","description":"\u003ci\u003eSaga of Brutes\u003c\/i\u003e draws together three confronting and darkly comic stories: \"Between Dog Fights and Hog Slaughter,\" \"The Dirty Work of Others,\" and \"carbo animalis,\" published in one volume for the first time. Ana Paula Maia's no-holds barred narrative pulls few punches, describing a shocking reality of the lives of the invisible workingmen who, like Atlas, are forced to carry society's burdens. These heroes of vile circumstance--coal miners, firemen, garbage collectors, crematorium workers--are the soot-covered supermen who risk their lives performing difficult and dangerous work for others. But in the end, they, too, amount to nothing but \u003ci\u003ecarbo animalis\u003c\/i\u003e--notwithstanding the impure relation of coal to diamonds. Despite their straightforwardness, Ana Paula Maia's stories are filled with great insight and compassion for the lives of the men who live on the edge of a society built with their own sweat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ana Paula Maia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628971460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628971460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.56w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016","brand":"Ana Paula Maia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991746838783,"sku":"9781628971460","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a590112-5218-4f26-985a-4d426b1c5eb4.jpg?v=1683311993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saga-of-brutes-ana-paula-maia-9781628971460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}