{"product_id":"9781948830775","title":"Un amor","description":"Author: Sara Mesa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781948830775\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Letter\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Feb 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 140\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubtly in the vein of \u003ci\u003eDogville\u003c\/i\u003e or Coetzee's \u003ci\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/i\u003e, and invoking the works of Agota Kristof, \u003ci\u003eUn Amor\u003c\/i\u003e probes ideas of language, alienation, and community through the eyes of a woman who, when brought into conflict, finds herself on the potential brink of deeper awareness of herself and her place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in La Escapa, an arid rural village in Spain's interior. She settles into a small, shabby house with cheap rent to begin work on her first literary translation, with a skittish and ill-tempered dog-a gift from the boorish landlord-her only company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurdened with assumptions about country life, Nat will enter into relationships with the handful of local inhabitants-her negligent landlord, Pter the hippie, the dementia-afflicted Roberta, the young city family who comes on weekends, the unsociable man they call \"The German\"-from whom she appears to receive a customary welcome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMutual misunderstanding and a persistent sense of alienation, however, thrum below the surface. And when conflicts arise over repairs to the house, Nat receives an offer and makes a crucial decision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn prose as taut and oppressive as the atmosphere in La Escapa, \u003ci\u003eUn Amor\u003c\/i\u003e extends Mesa's exploration of language and power, confronting readers with the limits of their own morality as tensions mount and the community's most unexpected impulses emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867126321310,"sku":"ADS-9781948830775","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781948830775.jpg?v=1779430521","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781948830775","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}