{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-china-iron","title":"The Adventures of China Iron","description":"Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020\n1872. The pampas of Argentina. China is a young woman eking out an existence in a remote gaucho encampment. After her no-good husband is conscripted into the army, China bolts for freedom, setting off on a wagon journey through the pampas in the company of her new-found friend Liz, a settler from Scotland. While Liz provides China with a sentimental education and schools her in the nefarious ways of the British Empire, their eyes are opened to the wonders of Argentina’s richly diverse flora and fauna, cultures and languages, as well as to the ruthless violence involved in nation-building.\nThis subversive retelling of Argentina’s foundational gaucho epic Martín Fierro is a celebration of the colour and movement of the living world, the open road, love and sex, and the dream of lasting freedom. With humour and sophistication, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara has created a joyful, hallucinatory novel that is also an incisive critique of national myths.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1916465668\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1916465668.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela|Macintyre, Iona|Mackintosh, Fiona\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43336990883901,"sku":"BVV.1916465668.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1916465668-0.jpg?v=1783815447","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-china-iron","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}