{"product_id":"love-parade","title":"Love Parade","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the chance discovery of certain documents, a historian sets out to unravel the mystery of a murder committed in his childhood Mexico City home in the autumn of 1942. Mexico had just declared war on Germany, and its capital had recently become a colorful cauldron of the most unusual and colorful of the European ilk: German communists, Spanish republicans, Trotsky and his disciples, Balkan royalty, agents of the most varied secret services, opulent Jewish financiers, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the historian-turned-detective begins his investigation, he introduces us to a rich and eccentric gallery of characters, the media of politics, the newly installed intelligentsia, and beyond. Identities are crossed, characters are confounded; Pitol constructs a novel that turns on mistaken identities, blurred memories, and conflicting interests, and whose protagonist is haunted by the ever-looming possibility of never uncovering the truth. At the same time a fast-paced detective investigation and an uproarious comedy of errors, this novel cemented Pitol’s place as one of Latin America’s most important twentieth-century authors. Winner of the Herralde Prize in 1984, \u003ci\u003eThe Love Parade\u003c\/i\u003e is the first installment of what Pitol would later dub his Carnival Triptych.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This novel is not only the best that Pitol has written, but one of the best novels in Mexican literature.” \u003cb\u003e—Sergio González Rodríguez, \u003ci\u003eLa Jornada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sergio Pitol in the splendor of his mastery. A great novel.” \u003cb\u003e—Florian Borchmeyer, \u003ci\u003eFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314063090046,"sku":"NW9781646051137","price":12.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781646051137.jpg?v=1778530262","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/love-parade","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}