| Description |
509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Summary |
"A sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vasquez. The Shape of the Ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. A man is arrested at a museum in Colombia for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of an assassin. The incident barely makes the news though the political murder this assassin committed years before set off riots that ushered in a decade of bloody civil war in the country -- "La Violencia"--A time that still echoes throughout Colombia. Soon this theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular obsessions with conspiracy theories and the truth; and it haunts the people who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings. This novel explores the darkest moments of a country's past and brings to life the hidden characters who have unknowingly shaped its modern landscape. A compulsive read, beautiful and profound and eerily relevant to our times, The Shape of the Ruins is the tour-de-force story by a master at uncovering the incisive wounds of our political memory"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"The sweeping novel of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions by Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
The man who spoke of inauspicious dates -- Relics of the illustrious dead -- A wounded animal -- Why swell'st thou then? -- The major wound -- The investigation -- Who are they? -- The trial -- The shape of the ruins. |
| Language |
In English, translated from the Spanish. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Fiction.
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Politicians -- Colombia -- Fiction.
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Conspiracy theories. (OCoLC)fst01748943
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Political violence. (OCoLC)fst01069902
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Colombia. (OCoLC)fst01205916
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| Genre/Form |
Political fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921574
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Political fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726702
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Historical fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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| Added Author |
McLean, Anne, 1962- translator.
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| ISBN |
9780735211148 (hardback) |
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0735211140 |
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9780735211162 (ebook) |
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0735211167 |
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