{"product_id":"the-depopulation-marina-closs-9781954276604","title":"The Depopulation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom a major new talent in Latin American literature comes a tale of cultures, languages, spirits, and the natural world on the brink of transformation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Of all the happy, hermitic lands, the Guayrá was the jewel.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins this polyphonic wonder of a novel set in a 17th-century Jesuit mission founded within the Brazilian wilderness by the mystical and intense Father Ruiz and his assistant Father Maceta. As the priests seek to convert the indigenous Guaraní and unravel the many religious mysteries that surround them, the harmony of their community is abruptly upended by the arrival of Overá, who announces himself as the Son of God and younger brother of Jesus. But an even larger threat presents itself when word arrives that European marauders and slave hunters will soon descend upon the peaceful mission, compelling Overá and the priests to launch a mass exodus into the heart of the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of humor, passion, and terror, \u003ci\u003eThe Depopulation\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly evokes the moment when modernity's spark set fire to a still-magic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marina Closs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954276605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954276604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Marina Closs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520795787519,"sku":"9781954276604","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d79ac167-0fe7-4f29-9ae3-40f2b91888a2.jpg?v=1762887115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-depopulation-marina-closs-9781954276604","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}