{"product_id":"9781788738149","title":"The Hollywood Kid: The Violent Life and Violent Death of an MS-13 Hitman","description":"Author: Juan Martinez, Oscar Martinez\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781788738149\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a boy, Miguel   ngel Tobar fled a small town in El Salvador torn apart by warring guerrillas and US-backed death squads. As a teen in Los Angeles, he fought discrimination and beatings by joining a gang, MS-13. By the time the US deported him to San Salvador, the Hollywood Kid joined a wave of US-bred gangsters, whose violence   in concert with corrupt offiicals   have in turn helped propel new waves of refugees.\u003cbr\u003eThe incomparable Salvadoran journalist  oscar Martinez got to know the Hollywood Kid and met with him as he first turned on MS-13, killing gang members, and then in turn was assassinated by other gang members. In intensely vivid scenes, Mart inez and his anthropologist brother Juan tell the story of a violent life and death   and of the geopolitical forces that propelled a country into becoming one of the most violent on earth.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619429535902,"sku":"UBD-9781788738149","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781788738149.jpg?v=1773899469","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781788738149","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}