Name: Night Prayers
SKU: 49666692
Price: 27.47 EUR
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Author: Gamboa, Santiago ; Curtis, Howard
ISBN: 9781609453114

Type

Physical Book

Author

Santiago Gamboa

Translated by

Howard Curtis

Publisher

Europa Editions

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8x13.5x2.8 cm

Weight

0.39 kg.

ISBN13

9781609453114

Synopsis "Night Prayers "

Two Colombian siblings struggle to reunite as the clock ticks down in this emotional thriller from an author praised for his "masterful suspense" (Publishers Weekly). As a boy, Manuel was a dreamer, a lover of literature, and a tagger. His sister, Juana, made a promise to do everything in her power to protect him from the drug- and violence-infested streets of Bogotá. She decided to take him as far from Colombia as possible, and in order to raise the money to do so, she went to work as a high-priced escort and entered into contact with the dangerous world of corrupt politicians--and when things spun out of control she was forced to flee, leaving her beloved brother behind.Now Manuel, a philosophy student, has been arrested in Bangkok and accused of drug trafficking. Unless he enters a guilty plea he will almost certainly be sentenced to death. But it is not this prospect that weighs most heavily on him--it is the longing for his sister, Juana, whom he hasn't seen for years. Before he dies he wants nothing more than to be with her again. Finally, one man learns of Manuel's situation and decides to find Juana--now married to a rich man in Tokyo--and reunite the siblings. But it is a feat that may be beyond his power . . . With the style that has earned him a reputation as one of "the most important Colombian writers" (Manuel Vázquez Montalbán), Santiago Gamboa presents a compelling and moving story about the mean streets of Bogotá, the sordid bordellos of Thailand, and a love between siblings that knows no end.

Santiago Gamboa

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Santiago Gamboa (Colombia, 1965) is a Colombian writer and journalist born in Bogotá. He studied Literature at Javeriana University and Hispanic Philology at the University of Alcalá de Henares, in addition to specializing in Cuban literature at the Sorbonne. He debuted with the novel Páginas de vuelta and has published significant titles such as Perder es cuestión de método, El síndrome de Ulises, Necrópolis (La Otra Orilla Award) and Volver al oscuro valle. His work has been translated into multiple languages and has received awards such as the Rómulo Gallegos and the Medicis. He has worked as a correspondent and columnist in various international media and currently lives in Italy.

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