{"product_id":"9780063356160","title":"Song of Ancient Lovers: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRestrepo, Laura; De Robertis, Caro\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperVia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/1\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning Colombian author Laura Restrepo weaves contemporary themes and ancient myth in this story of star-crossed lovers in a world on the brink of collapse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRetelling the mythical love story between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in the refugee camps of the present day,\u003ci\u003e Song of Ancient Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e is a sublime ode to love and desire as forces shaping human history, with power that rivals forces of destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthereal in its weaving of the real and the mythical, the contemporary and the ancient, this is the story of Bos Mutas, a young writer traveling from South America to northern Africa in search of traces of his obsession. His research unveils the Queen of Sheba as unyielding and committed to her independence, with remarkable influence both in her time—over Solomon and all the subjects in her expansive kingdom—and on thinkers and artists across the centuries, from Thomas Aquinas to Gérard de Nerval, Frida Kahlo to Patti Smith. He also finds traces of her influence in the magic made of devastating circumstances by women he meets on his journey, especially Zahra Bayda, a Somali midwife who has taken it upon herself to show him around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunning and evocative, \u003ci\u003eSong of Ancient Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of imagination and reverence for the spirit that connects us across boundaries of time and geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Caro De Robertis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234075554047,"sku":"9780063356160","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063356160_s600x595.jpg?v=1779892631","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063356160","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}