{"product_id":"the-tattooed-soldier-paperback","title":"The Tattooed Soldier - Paperback","description":"\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370238804191,"sku":"9781250055859","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mVb-iatyPC9781250055859.webp?v=1789153705","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-tattooed-soldier-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}