{"product_id":"asmodeus-4107","title":"Asmodeus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hallucinatory thriller about a failing demon's search for a new host in post-dictatorship Santo Domingo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tale of demonic possession becomes a dazzling exploration of art, desire, and the lingering wounds of Dominican history.\" \u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsmodeus, a millennia-old demon, has inhabited Rudy, a once-legendary Dominican rock star, for decades. But in 1992, the demon's powers begin to fade. What follows is a desperate weeklong odyssey as Asmodeus ricochets through the bodies of the inhabitants of Santo Domingo's underworld: from Guinea, a young metalhead plotting a warehouse heist, to Mireya, the daughter of a former torturer, to other souls caught in his chaotic orbit. Each possession reveals another layer of a city still reeling from the Balaguer dictatorship. And each new host engenders a surprising tenderness in the demon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed musical artist and author Rita Indiana, \u003ci\u003eAsmodeus\u003c\/i\u003e is written in urgent prose punctuated by original décimas, ten-line rhyming poems drawing from Latin American musical and oral tradition. Indiana weaves together Dominican heavy metal, black magic, and political trauma. \u003ci\u003eAsmodeus\u003c\/i\u003e is a supernatural noir, riotous thriller, and searing portrait of a nation grappling with its complicated past. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Indiana\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, composer, and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University. She has written six novels including \u003ci\u003eTentacle\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Grand Prize of the Association of Caribbean Writers. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAchy Obejas \u003c\/strong\u003eis a poet, novelist, and translator. She has received fellowships from United States Artists, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the CINTAS Foundation, among other awards. Born in Havana, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita Indiana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52850223513885,"sku":"9781644454107","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781644454107.jpg?v=1788447991","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/asmodeus-4107","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}