{"product_id":"alvarez-carlos-manuel-false-war","title":"Alvarez, Carlos Manuel - False War","description":"What is the difference between an immigrant, someone\nliving in exile, and a refugee?False Waris an extraordinary\nnovel by Carlos Manuel lvarez, the leading Cuban\nwriter of his generation.\nThe characters inFalse Warare castaways on dry land, stranded on no man's\nland. Some of them want to leave Cuba and can't, others left and never quite\nfinished getting anywhere. They live in a sort of limbo, a perpetual impasse\nbetween reality and desire, past and future, country of origin and country of\ndestination - awaiting a confirmation or, purely and simply, some respite.\nSomething to keep reminding them that life is possible.\nWhat is the difference between an immigrant, someone living in exile, and a\nrefugee? Doomed to chaos, anguish or tedium, the perennially displaced are\nbeleaguered by a world that - in that simulation of advancement towards the\nillusion of a consumer society - reminds them that there is no place for them at\nevery turn. In this choral novel, the characters appear to move between Cuba,\nthe United States, Mexico, France or Germany with confidence, while in reality\nthey all feel paralyzed, immersed in a fake war waged without any real\npassion or any authentic ideas.\nStructured with an atomized narration that brilliantly reflects the disintegration\nthat comes with uprooting, full of tenderness, disenchantment and\nmelancholy,False Waris an extraordinary novel that confirms Carlos Manuel\nlvarez as one of the indispensable voices of his generation.","brand":"Fitzcarraldo Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback Book","offer_id":50224115024150,"sku":"RMX-49512","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/76231e7cfa370bdcd185947e32c7910c.jpg?v=1752062994","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/alvarez-carlos-manuel-false-war","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}