THE SHAPE OF THE RUINS

VASQUEZ, JUAN GABRIEL

shortlisted for the 2019 man booker international prizea sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from juan gabriel vásquez.the shape of the ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. when a man is arrested at a museum for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of a murdered colombian politician, few notice. but soon this thwarted theft takes on greater meaning as it becomes a thread in a widening web of popular fixations with conspiracy theories, assassinations, and historical secrets; and it haunts those who feel that only they know the real truth behind these killings. this novel explores the darkest moments of a country's past and brings to life the ways in which past violence shapes our present lives. a compulsive read, beautiful and profound, eerily relevant to our times and deeply personal, the shape of the ruins is a tour-de-force story by a master at uncovering the incisive wounds of our memories.