{"product_id":"the-tattooed-soldier-paperback","title":"The Tattooed Soldier - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHéctor Tobar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink. In a park near Antonio's apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattoo--yellow pelt, black spots, red mouth. It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis chance encounter between Antonio and his family's killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazones--\"the great burning\" of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city, \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooed Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Héctor Tobar's mesmerizing exploration of violence and the marks it leaves upon us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHéctor Tobar is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a novelist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Barbarian Nurseries\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslation Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Deep Down Dark, \u003c\/i\u003enow the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eThe 33. \u003c\/i\u003eThe son of Guatemalan immigrants, he is a native of the city of Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44305565155430,"sku":"9781250055859","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OUN5OFZBaWV0OUd4SjZjcjVSQnRjZz09.webp?v=1767671730","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-tattooed-soldier-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}