{"product_id":"rio-muerto-9781642861457","title":"Río Muerto","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ricardo Silva Romero\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: World Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: World Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World Literature - Colombia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy one of Colombia's most renowned novelists and reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eChronicle of a Death Foretold\u003c\/i\u003e by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, \u003ci\u003eRío Muerto\u003c\/i\u003e by Ricardo Silva Romero tackles the topic of paramilitarism and violence in Colombia when a father of two sons is killed a few steps from his home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the outskirts of Belén del Chamí, a town that has yet to appear on any map of Colombia, the mute Salomón Palacios is murdered a few steps away from his home. His widow, the courageous and foul-mouthed Hipólita Arenas, completely loses her sanity and confronts the paramilitaries and local politicians, challenging them to also kill her and her two fatherless sons. Yet as Hipólita faces her husband's murderers on her desperate journey, she finds an unexpected calling to stay alive. This poetic and hypnotizing novel, told from the perspective of Salomón's ghost, denounces the brutal killings of innocent citizens and at the same time celebrates the invisible: imagination, memories, hope, and the connection to afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45299355746455,"sku":"9781642861457","price":977.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781642861457.webp?v=1769285491","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rio-muerto-9781642861457","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}