{"product_id":"the-vortex-jos-eustasio-rivera-9780822370857","title":"The Vortex","description":"Published in 1924 and widely acknowledged as a major work of twentieth-century Latin American literature, Jos  Eustasio Rivera's \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex\u003c\/i\u003e follows the harrowing adventures of the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they flee Bogot  and head into the wild and woolly backcountry of Colombia. After being separated from Alicia, Arturo leaves the high plains for the jungle, where he witnesses firsthand the horrid conditions of those forced or tricked into tapping rubber trees. A story populated by con men, rubber barons, and the unrelenting landscape, \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex\u003c\/i\u003e is both a denunciation of the sensational human-rights abuses that took place during the Amazonian rubber boom and one of the most famous renderings of the natural environment in Latin American literary history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José Eustasio Rivera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822370859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822370857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"José Eustasio Rivera","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926543073535,"sku":"9780822370857","price":102.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_71a7b3a8-505f-409d-b8b1-97d0f700104d.jpg?v=1681083653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-vortex-jos-eustasio-rivera-9780822370857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}