{"product_id":"the-angel-of-galilea-vintage-international-0375706496","title":"The Angel of Galilea (Vintage International)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0375706496\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Restrepo, Laura\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This barrio angel teaches us how to see behind the appearance of things and how to embrace reality with all the senses.\" --Isabel Allende\"Laura Restrepo breathes life into a singular amalgam of journalistic investigation and literary creation. Her fascination with popular culture and the play of her impeccable humor, of that biting but at the same time tender irony . . . infuses them with unmistakable reading pleasures.\" --Gabriel García MárquezWinner of Mexico's Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, and France's Prix France Culture, The Angel of Galilea introduces a refreshing new voice in Latin American literature to the English speaking audience.Mona is a jaded reporter for a Colombian tabloid sent on assignment to investigate an angel sighting in one of Bogotá's most devastated barrios, where she encounters a community torn apart by a passionate conflict over a beautiful man who walks the fine line between sanity and sainthood. For the people of Galilea, this mysterious and sensual \"angel without a name\" represents their hope amidst desperate circumstances; for Mona, he awakens her desire to love and gives her a reason to believe. When the barrio's priest leads a revolt against the fallen angel, Mona risks everything to protect him from the gang that threatens to destroy him.\"Restrepo is a writer to treasure.\" --Alastair Reid\"Sharply resonant.\" --The New York Times Book Review\"Surprising, wonderful, and, for me, deeply moving.\"--Alvaro Mutis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819293737248,"sku":"NEW0375706496","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91g16_XN73L.jpg?v=1781129517","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-angel-of-galilea-vintage-international-0375706496","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}