{"product_id":"brickmakers","title":"Brickmakers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA piercing and passionate novel, set in rural Argentina, about violence and masculinity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOscar Tamai and Elvio Miranda, the patriarchs of two families of brickmakers, have for years nursed a mutual hatred, but their teenage sons, Pájaro and Ángelito, somehow fell in love. \u003ci\u003eBrickmakers \u003c\/i\u003ebegins as Pájaro and Marciano, Ángelito's older brother, lie dying in the mud at the base of a Ferris wheel. Inhabiting a dreamlike state between life and death, they recall the events that forced them to pay the price of their fathers' petty feud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Tamai and Miranda f-amilies are caught, like the Capulets and the Montagues, in an almost mythic conflict, one that emerges from stubborn pride and intractable machismo. Like her heralded debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Wind That Lays Waste\u003c\/i\u003e, Selva Almada's fierce and tender second novel is an unforgettable portrayal of characters who initially seem to stand in opposition, but are ultimately revealed to be bound by their similarities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmada enlarges the tradition of some of the most distinctive prose stylists of our time. In \u003ci\u003eBrickmakers\u003c\/i\u003e, she furthers her extraordinary exploration of masculinity and the realities of working-class rural life. This is another exquisitely written and powerfully told story by a major international voice.","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049123070188,"sku":"9781644450697","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/2987\/3644\/files\/imageloader_e8e05f47-fc9d-4dff-9b2b-a15d9fd87569.jpg?v=1764624184","url":"https:\/\/www.gladysbooksandwine.com\/products\/brickmakers","provider":"Gladys Books \u0026 Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}