{"product_id":"9788494591334","title":"Tangram","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTangram\u003c\/em\u003e is a thriller, a fractured portrait of our contemporary corruption that ranges from the Basque Country to Reykjavík, from London to Calabria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA set of interlinked stories that combines and recombines into a series of possible narratives, each one giving its own perspective on a world built on deceit and damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA morbidly obese woman, a former actress, imprisons two university students in a basement in Getxo in the north of Spain. A psychopath decides on Reykjavík as the theatre for his crimes. A thief, recently released from prison, tries to recover the money that he hid years previously on the outskirts of London. A mafioso, recently arrived in a Calabrian village, manages to win the respect of his fellow citizens even as he extorts money from them. A detective struggles to deal with his police duties and a growing sexual obsession. These stories, apparently separate on the surface, are shown to have far-reaching connections. They are pieces of a puzzle, and it is only on reading the final pages that the last one clicks neatly into place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eof\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 2012 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuskadi\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePrize\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ebest\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003enovel\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eof\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eyear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eof\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 2011 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSintagma\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBooksellers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘[Márquez’s language] is as incisive and precise as it is brilliant in its deployment of revelatory images’ \u003cem\u003eEl\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePaís\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Juan Carlos Márquez is one of the safest possible bets in the current generation of Spanish writers’ \u003cem\u003eEl\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMundo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nevsky Prospects S.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47066022969584,"sku":"9788494591334","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9788494591334_p0.jpg?v=1763746168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9788494591334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}