The Shape of the Ruins: A Novel
شكل الآثار: رواية
Book Title The Shape of the Ruins Author Name JUAN GABRIEL VASQUEZ Publishing house Riverhead Books; First American Edition, First Printing edition Country - city USA Date of issue 2019 Number of pages 528 Buy the book Translation rights
#### ABOUT THE SHAPE OF THE RUINS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE A sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions — the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vásquez. _The Shape of the Ruins_ is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. When a man is arrested at a museum for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of a murdered Colombian politician, few notice. But soon this thwarted theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular fixations with conspiracy theories, assassinations, and historical secrets; and it haunts those who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings. This novel explores the darkest moments of a country’s past and brings to life the ways in which past violence shapes our present lives. A compulsive read, beautiful and profound, eerily relevant to our times and deeply personal, _The Shape of the Ruins_ is a tour-de-force story by a master at uncovering the incisive wounds of our memories.
Bibliographic Data
| Publisher | Riverhead Books; First American Edition |
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| Country | USA |
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| Published | 2019 |
| Language | 0 |
| Pages | 528 pages |
| Translation | Not Translated |
| Keywords | The Shape of the Ruins: A Novel |
