{"product_id":"a-brief-life-9781852429782","title":"A Brief Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Brief Life\u003c\/strong\u003e by Onetti, Juan Carlos. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781852429782.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1950, this is a brilliant novel by one of the greats of Latin American literature \";Onettis novels ar ethe corner stones of our modernity.\";€”Carlos Fuentes \";The Graham Greene of Uruguay...foreshadowing the work of Beckett and Camus.\";€”Sunday Telegraph \";When you see that someone can write so well, it makes you want to believe that things cant be so bad in this world.\";€”Mario Vargas Llosa \";Latin American literature has few secrets to divulge to the English-speaking world; but one of them is the Uruguayan novelist Juan Carlos Onetti.\";€”The Guardian (UK) In A Brief Life, Juan Carlos Onettis protagonist, Brausen, is caring for his wife after a long illness. To compensate for the physical void which temporarily stalls their caresses, Brausen eavesdrops on the conversation of his neighbors, a husband and wife, imagining their gestur\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: Serpent's Tail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968074543157,"sku":"ByrdShop_185242978X","price":227.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781852429782_9cec6289-622e-4dc4-bb9f-fb924c69297e.jpg?v=1778628639","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-brief-life-9781852429782","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}