{"product_id":"opportunity","title":"Opportunity","description":"From acclaimed author Pablo Katchadjian, one of Latin America's most original voices, and masterfully translated by Heather Cleary, \u003cem\u003eAn Opportunity\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing search for life's elusive purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur unnamed narrator—undisciplined and self-reflective, brilliant and oblivious—has finally come to a conclusion: He is under a spell that has rendered him exquisitely indecisive. Mildly haunted and pleasantly tipsy, he gathers the phone numbers of three witches, hopeful at least one will be able to help him: The first is old-fashioned, the second is modern, and the third has her own way of doing things. But there’s a problem. Which witch should he call?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving spent enough of his time, money, and dignity on witches, our narrator embarks on a series of increasingly outlandish adventures in his attempts to break his curse and outrun his supposed monstrous stowaway—from a stint in prison, where he is interrogated by a secret literary police force, to a gig reporting from the frontlines of a far-flung war. At each turn, he patiently reconstructs his struggles to sort through his experience, seeking meaning that eludes him, until what began as a cautionary supernatural tale ultimately spins into a profound and hallucinatory quest to understand the very act of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Pablo Katchadjian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are books that are brilliant, defiant, and existential, but also ruthlessly fun, and almost all of those are Pablo Katchadjian’s.” —Samanta Schweblin, author of \u003cem\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I enjoy his work like crazy.” —Alejandro Zambra, author of \u003cem\u003eChilean Poet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An incredible author. I do well in copying him.” —César Aira, author of \u003cem\u003eGhosts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pablo Katchadjian blows up any type of reading we’re used to and turns us into listeners sitting around a fire.” —Munir Hachemi, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Mulai\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573232542069,"sku":"9781324099475","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/opportunity","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}