{"product_id":"9780735211148","title":"The Shape of the Ruins: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions — the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vásquez.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. A man is arrested at a museum in Colombia for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of an assassin. The incident barely makes the news though the political murder this assassin committed years before set off riots that ushered in a decade of bloody civil war in the country — \"La Violencia\" — a time that still echos throughout Colombia. Soon this theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular obsessions with conspiracy theories and the truth; and it haunts the people who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel explores the darkest moments of a country's past and brings to life the hidden characters who have unknowingly shaped its modern landscape. A compulsive read, beautiful and profound and eerily relevant to our times, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the Ruins \u003c\/i\u003eis the tour-de-force story by a master at uncovering the incisive wounds of our political memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027828916464,"sku":"9780735211148","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780735211148_p0.jpg?v=1763626637","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780735211148","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}