{"product_id":"the-shy-assassin-paperback","title":"The Shy Assassin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September of 1977, Sandra Mozarowsky--a seventeen-year-old Spanish erotic film actress and purported lover of then King Juan Carlos I--died after leaping from her fourth-floor balcony in Madrid. The mysterious circumstances surrounding her death drew immediate public interest and generated conspiracy theories. Was her death a suicide? A covert murder? A cry for help? In \u003ci\u003eThe Shy Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning Spanish novelist Clara Usón uses the tragic death of Mozarowsky to provide a powerful philosophical meditation on suicide and turbulent years of the Spanish transition to democracy. Playfully drawing upon the work of philosophers like Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jean-Paul Sartre, Usón weaves together her own experiences as a rebellious teenager with those of Mozarowsky's with great power and emotion. Winner of the prestigious Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz Prize, Usón's novel is a funny, provocative, and deeply entertaining look at Spanish culture during a time of historic cultural and political change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102591586527,"sku":"9780826508317","price":28.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nzoNKk_vpe9780826508317.webp?v=1781083548","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-shy-assassin-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}