{"product_id":"the-lisbon-syndrome-eduardo-s-nchez-rugeles-9781933527543","title":"The Lisbon Syndrome","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWORLD LITERATURE TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE TRANSLATION OF 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sudden catastrophe in Europe exposes the slow-motion destruction of a generation of Venezuelans and their struggle against repression.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Lisbon Syndrome\u003c\/em\u003e, a disaster annihilates Portugal's capital. In Caracas, Lisbon's sister city and home to many thousands of Portuguese, few details filter through the censored state media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFernando runs a theater program for young people in Caracas, teaching and performing classics like \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMother Courage\u003c\/em\u003e. His benefactor, Old Moreira, is a childless Portuguese immigrant who recalls the Lisbon of his youth. Fernando's students suffer from what they begin to call \"the Lisbon syndrome,\" an acute awareness that there are no possibilities left for them in a country devastated by a murderous, criminal regime. A series of confrontations between demonstrators and government forces draw the students and their teacher toward danger. One disappears into the state secret prisons where dissidents are tortured. The arts center that was their sanctuary is attacked, and Fernando is pulled into the battle in the streets. \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lisbon Syndrome \u003c\/em\u003eis the most trenchant contemporary novel to offer a glimpse of life and death in Venezuela. But S疣chez Rugeles's bleak vision is lightened by his wry humor, and by characters who show us the humanity behind stark headlines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eduardo S疣chez Rugeles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933527544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933527543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turtle Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Eduardo S疣chez Rugeles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991076045055,"sku":"9781933527543","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec79647b-b448-449a-9e60-0e95962cc659.jpg?v=1683308299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lisbon-syndrome-eduardo-s-nchez-rugeles-9781933527543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}