{"title":"Mara Fernanda Ampuero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMara Fernanda Ampuero\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts powerful stories rooted in human experience, exploring themes of identity, violence, and resilience. Her work often delves into the complexities of personal and social struggles with unflinching honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect emotionally charged narratives that challenge and provoke reflection, presented through vivid, compelling prose. Ampuero’s fiction resonates with those drawn to intense, thought-provoking general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"human-sacrifices-by-mara-fernanda-ampuero-9781558612983","title":"Human Sacrifices","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking voice in contemporary Latin American literature, Mara Fernanda Ampuero's writing is \u003cem\u003eraw and savage\u003c\/em\u003e as she confronts machismo, inequity, and violence in this acclaimed short story collection (\u003cem\u003eVistazo\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn undocumented woman answers a job posting only to find herself held hostage, a group of outcasts obsess over boys drowned while surfing, and an unhappy couple finds themselves trapped in a terrifying maze. With scalpel-like precision, Ampuero considers the price paid by those on the margins so that the elite might lounge comfortably, considering themselves safe in their homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously terrifying and exquisite, \u003cem\u003eHuman Sacrifices\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003etropical gothic\u003c\/em\u003e at its finest—decay and oppression underlie our humid and hostile world, where working-class women and children are consistently the weakest links in a capitalist economy. Against this backdrop of corrosion and rot, these twelve stories contemplate the nature of exploitation and abuse, illuminating the realities of those society consumes for its own pitiless ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606062252268,"sku":"9781558612983","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/579a7ae0aa5adf4b98c9cf1664930a88.jpg?v=1778193424"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mara-fernanda-ampuero.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}