{"product_id":"the-banana-wars","title":"The Banana Wars","description":"Winner of the Dzanc Prize for Fiction\nWhen a banana strike explodes into a war zone, a worker, a widow, a wealthy planter, and an American executive are pulled into a deadly chain of betrayals that no one can escape unscathed.\nUrabá, Colombia, 1990: A violent strike at plantations across the banana zone leads to crops in flames, managers murdered, and the local economy teetering on the brink. In retaliation, the banana producers finance right-wing paramilitaries to cleanse the zone of guerrillas and their supposed collaborators.\nThrough the intertwined lives of four characters—a banana worker making a play for power in the guerrillas, a decadent Colombian banana planter who runs his business from the safety of Medellín, a widow in Urabá struggling to stay on the right side of the local paramilitaries, and an American banana executive wading ever deeper into troubled waters—The Banana Wars charts the struggle to survive in impossible conditions, in a place where no one is to be trusted and one false move can lead to death.\nStarkly drawn from the true history of Urabá and this period of conflict, including the unseen role of US corporate interests, celebrated author Alan Grostephan’s latest is an incandescent historical novel for fans of Jesmyn Ward, Roberto Bolaño, and Fernanda Melchor.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1950539946\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1950539946.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Grostephan, Alan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455428108346,"sku":"DBV.1950539946.G","price":9.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1950539946-0.jpg?v=1781054960","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-banana-wars","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}