{"product_id":"sudden-death-by-alvaro-enrigue-paperback-2017","title":"Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue (Paperback, 2017)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSudden Death\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eAlvaro Enrigue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and mind-bending novel about the clash of empires and ideas in the sixteenth century, told over the course of one dazzling tennis match\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Caravaggio, the libertine of Italy’s art world, and the loutish Spanish poet Quevedo aim to settle scores over the course of one brutal tennis match, the old European order edges closer to eruption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the ocean, in early sixteenth-century Mexico, the Aztec Empire is under the fatal grip of Hernán Cortés and his Mayan lover. While they scheme and conquer, fight and fuck, their domestic comedy will change the course of history, throwing the world – and Rome’s tennis match – into a mind-bending reverie of assassinations, executions, papal dramas, carnal liaisons and artistic revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eÁlvaro Enrigue was born in Mexico and lives in New York City. He has taught at New York University, Princeton University, the University of Maryland and Columbia University. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSudden Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - his first novel to be translated into English - was awarded the prestigious Herralde Prize in Spain, the Elena Poniatowska International Novel Award in Mexico, and the Barcelona Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (cm):\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6\u003c\/span\u003e | 306g -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 Apr 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003ePenguin Random House \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication City\/Country:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0099598051\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780099598053\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor, tiny, scuff marks, and a very minor crease on the bottom-left corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verse \u0026 Prose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57740780372134,"sku":"HPS00454","price":12.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/0827\/6646\/files\/SuddenDeathbyAlvaroEnrigue.jpg?v=1792649681","url":"https:\/\/verseandprose.com.au\/products\/sudden-death-by-alvaro-enrigue-paperback-2017","provider":"Verse \u0026 Prose ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}