The Banana Wars by Alan Grostephan Hardcover Book

Description: The Banana Wars by Alan Grostephan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Winner of the Dzanc Prizefor Fiction Urabá, Colombia, 1990: A violent strike at plantationsacross the banana zone leads to crops in flames, managers murdered, and the localeconomy teetering on the brink. In retaliation, the banana producers financeright-wing paramilitaries to cleanse the zone of guerrillas and their supposedcollaborators. Through the intertwined lives of fourcharacters--a banana worker making a play for power in the guerrillas, adecadent Colombian banana planter who runs his business from the safety ofMedellín, a widow in Urabá struggling to stay on the right side of the localparamilitaries, and an American banana executive wading ever deeper intotroubled waters--The Banana Wars chartsthe struggle to survive in impossible conditions, in a place where no one is tobe trusted and one false move can lead to death. Starkly drawn from the true history of Urabá andthis period of conflict, including the unseen role of US corporate interests, celebrated author Alan Grostephans latest is an incandescent historical novelfor fans of Jesmyn Ward, Roberto Bolaño, and Fernanda Melchor. Author Biography Alan Grostephan is the author of Bogotá, a novel chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best ten books of fiction in 2013 and longlisted for the Pen/Robert W. Bingham Prize. He is also the editor and translator of "Stories of Life and Death," a collection of writing by emerging Colombian writers. He lives in Georgia. Details ISBN 1950539946 ISBN-13 9781950539949 Title The Banana Wars Author Alan Grostephan Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 280 Publisher Dzanc Books GE_Item_ID:160089414; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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