{"product_id":"at-the-tomb-of-the-inflatable-pig-travels-through-paraguay-paperback","title":"At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels Through Paraguay - 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\u003eJohn Gimlette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaven to Nazis, smugglers' paradise, home to some of the earth's oddest wildlife and most baroquely awful dictatorships, Paraguay is a nation waiting for the right chronicler. In John Gimlette, at last it has one. With an adventurer's sang-froid, a historian's erudition, and a sense of irony so keen you could cut a finger on it, Gimlette celebrates the beauty, horror and-yes-charm of South America's obscure and remote \"island surrounded by land.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe takes readers from genteel drawing rooms in Asuncion-where ladies still gossip about the nineteenth-century Irish adventuress who became Paraguay's Empress to the \"Green Hell\" of the Chaco, a vast, inhospitable tract populated by aging Mennonites and discouraged Indians. Replete with eccentrics and scoundrels, ecologically minded cannibals and utopians from every corner of the earth, \u003cb\u003eAt the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a madly entertaining book.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid journey into Paraguay -- hellish jungles, dictators, flamboyant mistresses -- yet one of the most beautiful and \u003cbr\u003ecaptivating countries in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Gimlette is a regular contributor of travel articles and photographs to \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveller\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous journals and newspapers in England. He is a practicing attorney in London, where he lives with his family. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.48 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52376704778547,"sku":"9781400078523","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cD4xdSIHJt9781400078523.webp?v=1757677816","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/at-the-tomb-of-the-inflatable-pig-travels-through-paraguay-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}