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Scribner
April 2019
On Sale: April 2, 2019
320 pages
ISBN: 1501128329
EAN: 9781501128325
Kindle: B017I25CKA
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Mystery
A “canny, funny, impressively detailed debut novel”
(The New York Times) that blurs the lines between
life and art with the story of a film director’s unthinkable
experiment in the Amazon jungle. When a nameless, struggling actor in 1970s New York gets the
call that an enigmatic director wants him for an art film
set in the Amazon, he doesn’t hesitate: he flies to South
America, no questions asked. He quickly realizes he’s made a
mistake. He’s replacing another actor who quit after seeing
the script—a script the director now claims doesn’t exist.
The movie is over budget. The production team seems headed
for a breakdown. The air is so wet that the celluloid film
disintegrates. But what the actor doesn’t realize is that the greatest
threat might be the town itself, and the mysterious shadow
economy that powers this remote jungle outpost.
Entrepreneurial Americans, international drug traffickers,
and M-19 guerillas are all fighting for South America’s
future—and the groups aren’t as distinct as you might think.
The actor thought this would be a role that would change his
life. Now he’s worried if he’ll survive it. This “gripping, ambitious…vivid, scary novel” (Publishers
Weekly) is a thrilling journey behind the scenes of a
shocking film and a thoughtful commentary on violence and
its repercussions.
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