{"product_id":"9781948830324","title":"Last Words on Earth","description":"Author: Javier Serena\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781948830324\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Letter\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Jan 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn exile from his home country of Peru, Ricardo Funes embodies the ultimate starving artist. Fired from almost every job he's held-usually for paying more attention to literature than work-he sets himself up in a rundown shack where he works on writing stories to enter in regional contests across Spain, and foisting his judgements about literature on anyone who will listen as one of the last remaining members of the \"negacionismo\" poetry movement. Completely dedicated to an unwavering belief in his own art, Funes struggles in anonymity until he achieves unbridled success with \u003ci\u003eThe Aztec\u003c\/i\u003e and becomes a legend . . . at least for a moment. Diagnosed with lung cancer a few years later, Funes will only be able to enjoy his newfound attention for a short time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through the voices of Funes's best friend, his wife, and himself, \u003ci\u003eLast Words on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the price-and haphazard nature-of fame through the lens of a Bolao-esque writer who persevered just long enough to be transformed out of obscurity into being a literary legend right at the end of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867125993630,"sku":"ADS-9781948830324","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781948830324.jpg?v=1779430503","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781948830324","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}