{"product_id":"the-past-pursues-us-like-detectives-debt-collectors-thieves-paperback-1","title":"The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves - 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\u003eJuan Pablo Villalobos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comic thriller where, too many craft beers and one crappy punch later, a dutiful trip back home to family spirals into a baffling whirlwind of murder, pills and fraud. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter many peaceful years abroad, JP has returned home to Mexico to visit family and help care for his elderly mother. Instead, however, he finds himself at a bar, his fist inches from the face of Everardo, his sort-of childhood friend. He lands the blow and runs home. But when Everardo turns up dead the next morning, JP soon finds himself blamed for a murder that he (probably) didn't commit. What's going on? Can Lagos really be more full of drugs, extortion, and fraud than when he left? Why is everyone offering him pills? How's he ever going to pay for his mother's medical treatment? It wasn't even that good a punch!Weaving outright hilarity with wry tenderness, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Past Pursues Us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced and funny whodunit that lovingly speaks to the stories we tell ourselves about home: about what changes, what doesn't, and what should.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Pablo Villalobos \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Mexico in 1973. He's the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for The Guardian First Book Award), \u003ci\u003eQuesadillas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e I'll Sell You a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invasion of the Spirit People\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the non-fiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Who Dream of Crossing the Border\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into more than 15 languages. \u003ci\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me\u003c\/i\u003e were adapted for film and premiered on Netflix. Since 2003, he has lived abroad. At the moment, he lives in Barcelona, where he teaches writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn \u003c\/b\u003elives in the UK and translates from Portuguese, Spanish and French. His translations have won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award and been shortlisted for the Booker International Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761869250867,"sku":"9781916751453","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4ZlW2p3XG19781916751453_49b3af2d-7dcd-4527-a9de-a026c679a7f9.webp?v=1785358417","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-past-pursues-us-like-detectives-debt-collectors-thieves-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}