{"product_id":"9781916465657","title":"Theatre of War","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jeftanovic, Andrea\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 10 November 2020 by Charco Press in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 162 pages, Not illustrated\u003cbr\u003e130 x 195 x 17 | 210g\u003cp\u003eThis assured debut novel from acclaimed Chilean author Andrea Jeftanovic explores the devastating psychological effects of the conflict in the Balkans on a family who flee to South America to build a new life. It is told from the perspective of the young Tamara, as she tries to make sense of growing up haunted by a distant conflict. Yet the ghosts of war re-emerge in their new land – which has its own traumatic past – to tear the family apart.Staging scenes from childhood as if the characters were rehearsing for a play, the novel uses all the imaginary resources of theatre director, set paint- er and lighting designer to pose the question: how can Tamara salvage an identity as an adult from the ruins of memory, and rediscover the ability to love? With themes that echo Elif Shafak’s The Bastard of Istanbul , a sensitive narrator recalling Eimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing , and a focus on the body in the style of Elfriede Jelinek, this is an artfully construct- ed, widely praised work from one of the most exciting novelists at work in Latin America today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeftanovic, Andrea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52495612051640,"sku":"9781916465657","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781916465657.jpg?v=1769173027","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781916465657","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}