{"title":"Alejandra Banca","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlejandra Banca's works invite readers into richly woven tales that explore the complexities of human nature and society. Her storytelling captures the delicate balance between raw emotion and thoughtful insight, often delving into the shadows that lie beneath everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on general fiction, Banca's narratives blend evocative prose and compelling character studies, inviting contemplation on themes such as survival, identity, and transformation. Her writing is both immersive and poignant, offering a memorable experience for those who seek depth and nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"from-savagery-by-alejandra-banca-9781632063588","title":"From Savagery","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectric, defiant, and singing with melancholia, Alejandra Banca's devastating debut throws its arms around a displaced generation of young Venezuelan migrants, reveling in the clamor and beauty of their day-by-day survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the rooftops of Barcelona's historic avenues, in the shadow of the Sagrada Familia and its fleet of construction cranes, thrums a vital pulse: meal-delivery bikers, sex workers, strung-out artists, anti-capitalist squatters, undocumented shopgirls, fledgling drug dealers, and a thousand more lives that cross and knit together at the lowest level of Spain's urban tumult. The young expats of these stories careen through crowded streets, nightclubs, and dating apps with a devil-may-care abandon that belies their precarious circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTragedy will erupt and then ebb in an instant, receding in the rearview like a roadside collision and haunting those that push on. Running on fumes and paltry tips, Banca's beleaguered characters race along a knife's edge and find unexpected solace in moments of shared vulnerability; a knowing thread that unites these strangers in a strange land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this English PEN Award-winning translation by Katie Brown, \u003cem\u003eFrom Savagery\u003c\/em\u003e announces Alejandra Banca as a resplendent and masterful new voice in Latin American literature—one that will take readers by storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605912142060,"sku":"9781632063588","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781632063588-from-savagery.jpg?v=1778141284"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alejandra-banca.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}