{"product_id":"un-amor-a-novel","title":"Un Amor: A Novel","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eUn Amor: A Novel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSara Mesa\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781948830775\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOpen Letter\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubtly in the vein of \u003ci\u003eDogville\u003c\/i\u003e or Coetzee's \u003ci\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/i\u003e, and invoking the works of Agota Kristof, \u003ci\u003eUn Amor\u003c\/i\u003e probes ideas of language, alienation, and community through the eyes of a woman who, when brought into conflict, finds herself on the potential brink of deeper awareness of herself and her place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOn the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in La Escapa, an arid rural village in Spain's interior. She settles into a small, shabby house with cheap rent to begin work on her first literary translation, with a skittish and ill-tempered dog--a gift from the boorish landlord--her only company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBurdened with assumptions about country life, Nat will enter into relationships with the handful of local inhabitants--her negligent landlord, Píter the hippie, the dementia-afflicted Roberta, the young city family who comes on weekends, the unsociable man they call \"The German\"--from whom she appears to receive a customary welcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMutual misunderstanding and a persistent sense of alienation, however, thrum below the surface. And when conflicts arise over repairs to the house, Nat receives an offer and makes a crucial decision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn prose as taut and oppressive as the atmosphere in La Escapa, \u003ci\u003eUn Amor\u003c\/i\u003e extends Mesa's exploration of language and power, confronting readers with the limits of their own morality as tensions mount and the community's most unexpected impulses emerge.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Un Amor: A Novel | Sara Mesa | Paperback | 9781948830775 | New | Fiction 1608187","offer_id":50680715510018,"sku":"1608187","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61bX04f_zkL.jpg?v=1791382123","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/un-amor-a-novel","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}