{"product_id":"necropolis-9781609450731","title":"Necropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn author visiting Jerusalem is pulled into a stranger’s mysterious death in this gripping, moving novel by one of Colombia’s major literary voices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the La Otra Orilla Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon recovering from a prolonged illness, an author is invited to a literary gathering in Jerusalem that turns out to be a most unusual affair. In the conference rooms of a luxury hotel, as war rages outside, he listens to a series of extraordinary life stories: the saga of a chess-playing duo, the tale of an Italian porn star with a socialist agenda, the drama of a Colombian industrialist who has been waging a longstanding battle with local paramilitaries, and many more.  But it is José Maturana—evangelical pastor, recovering drug addict, ex-con—with his story of redemption at the hands of a charismatic tattooed messiah from Miami, Florida, who fascinates the author more than any other. Maturana’s language is potent and vital, and his story captivating. \u003cbr\u003eHours after his stirring presentation to a rapt audience, however, Maturana is found dead in his hotel room. At first it seems likely that he has taken his own life. But there are a few loose ends that don’t support the suicide hypothesis, and the author is moved by Maturana’s life story to discover the truth about his death, in a literary mystery from “one of the most interesting Latin American writers . . . his most ambitious novel yet” (\u003ci\u003eLa Nación\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A modern Decameron.”—\u003ci\u003eLa Liberté\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santiago Gamboa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48170159046907,"sku":"9781609450731","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_99462a78-ac22-4169-9009-2aafce1411bc.jpg?v=1770635825","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/necropolis-9781609450731","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}