{"product_id":"the-front","title":"The Front","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the São Paulo Prize for Best Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eThe Front\u003c\/i\u003e by Edimilson de Almeida Pereira introduces us to a nameless figure who refers to himself only as a “man-tree.” He lives beneath the din of police helicopters and beside an imposing garbage dump, where, as a child, he’d hunt for books. How will he respond to a system that attempts, relentlessly, through its tedium and violence, to silence him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis separation between there and here, between them and us, transformed the child in me too soon into an adult. There's something painful in this development, from being a child burning with joy, despite his own fear, to becoming a man who, every minute of the day, holds himself back from setting the world on fire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Front\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishingly original novel, one that nevertheless brings to mind James Baldwin’s unflinching critique of modern society and Clarice Lispector’s daring experiments with language. \u003ci\u003eThe Front\u003c\/i\u003e introduces to English-language readers an important, deeply poetic voice from contemporary Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47760744480925,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/8783\/5037\/files\/thefront.jpg?v=1774478915","url":"https:\/\/postcardbookshop.com\/products\/the-front","provider":"Postcard Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}