{"product_id":"9780743299923","title":"The Night Buffalo: A Novel","description":"Guillermo Arriaga is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer already familiar to fans of his films, the Academy Award -- nominated \u003ci\u003e21 Grams, Amores perros,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,\u003c\/i\u003e which won a Palme d'Or for Best Screenplay at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Though more famous in the United States for his films, Arriaga is first and foremost a brilliant novelist. Now he is poised to make his mark on the literary landscape with \u003ci\u003eThe Night Buffalo,\u003c\/i\u003e a new novel and the first of three to be published in the United States. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Luminous writing characterizes this novel of love and friendship, passion and betrayal, lunacy and mental illness. \u003ci\u003eThe Night Buffalo\u003c\/i\u003e is set in Mexico City, revolving around the mysterious suicide of Gregorio, a charismatic but troubled young man who was betrayed by the two people he trusted most. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The beautifully rendered narrative is driven by what is concealed and what is revealed. The sum leads finally to the truth of how Gregorio ended up \"on his mother's lap, stretched out on the back seat of the car his father feverishly drove to the hospital\" and the aftermath of his demise. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arriaga's insight into human foibles and emotions is apparent in every story he crafts. His work is both universal in the themes it explores and unique in its style and setting located in his native Mexico.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127050944752,"sku":"9780743299923","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743299923_p0.jpg?v=1763628746","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743299923","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}