{"title":"Mónica Ojeda","description":"\u003cp\u003eMónica Ojeda’s works delve into the rich terrain of contemporary \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving tales that explore the boundaries of reality and imagination. Her storytelling invites readers into intense, often haunting narratives that challenge perceptions and evoke deep emotional responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cstrong\u003eElectric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ojeda’s fiction offers a unique blend of mysticism and modernity, capturing the complexities of human experience through vivid, unsettling prose. Her books are perfect for those drawn to thought-provoking and atmospheric literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"electric-shamans-at-the-festival-of-the-sun-by-monica-ojeda-9781803512419","title":"Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ear is the organ of fear. It is a door to that which is not of this world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving behind the dread and decay of the city, Noa and her best friend, Nicole, travel up into the Andes, headed for Solar Noise: an eight-day festival that takes place in the infinite expanse of the páramo. Nestled on the side of a volcano, it is a world of mysticism, shamanism and underground music, a world in tune with the thunder of the earth and the bellows of the mountains, a world in which the belief systems of Ecuador's indigenous communities live on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNoa also harbours a secret motive for attending the festival: she's been drawn there in search of her father, who abandoned her as a child, and who now lives somewhere near the festival site. But soon after their arrival, she becomes prone to somnambulism and begins speaking in a voice that is not her own. Uncertain of whether Noa is in danger or is communing with something primal and eternal, Nicole struggles to care for her friend. Until, as the party spills into Inti Raymi - the Incan festival of the sun - the girls' desire for belonging burns, incandescent, collapsing the thin membrane separating life from death, trauma from transcendence, and ecstasy from oblivion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWild and incantatory, \u003cem\u003eElectric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e is both an hallucinogenic trip of a novel, and a heartfelt meditation on love, family and kinship - one that announces the arrival of a major writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548192489708,"sku":"9781803512419","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3e0ce44e893b518244f830dd2a48ab6b.jpg?v=1776909050"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/monica-ojeda.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}