{"product_id":"sky-over-lima-book-juan-barcena-9780544630055","title":"The Sky Over Lima","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Over Lima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Here s a tale with the subtlest of stings in it, dark wit and telescopic perspective aplenty. And then there s the intoxicating folly of the games that the protagonists play with fantasy and fact, malice, tenderness, ambition, envy and other forces that strike at our most vulnerable selves. I ll be thinking of these characters, what they longed to create and what they managed to despoil, for a long time. \u003cb\u003eHelen Oyeyemi, author of \u003ci\u003eBoy, Snow, Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A beautifully written novel, chock-full of sharp humor and penetrating insight, \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Over Lima\u003c\/i\u003e has at its heart a captivating, ventriloquistic love story, not unlike the classic \u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e. But in this epistolary romance, the woman is a fiction written by two boys reminiscent in their way of Bolano s Visceral Realists who come alive on the page as impeccably-wrought emissaries of their time and place, while remaining incredibly relatable and engaging to readers today. \u003cb\u003eAndre Aciman, author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gomez Barcena shines where so many writers stumble his writing about art, of the artifice both in the narrative and implicit in his prose, feels alive, fresh, and important. His words, which so easily could have become overwrought when translated into English, feel subtle and whimsical in Rosenberg s deft hands. Against the fascinating backdrop of Lima s burgeoning rubber industry, \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Over Lima\u003c\/i\u003e explores notions of class, identity, and friendship, and reminded me of how it first felt to fall in love with writing. \u003cb\u003eSara Novi, author of \u003ci\u003eGirl at War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49522656379153,"sku":"CIN054463005XG","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51332718428433,"sku":"CIN054463005XVG","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/054463005X.jpg?v=1751198114","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/sky-over-lima-book-juan-barcena-9780544630055","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}