{"title":"Ariel Magnus","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"um-chines-de-bicicleta","title":"A Chinese man on a bicycle","description":"In A Chinese Man on a Bicycle, the reader discovers a Buenos Aires different from the cosmopolitan center commonly portrayed. Ariel Magnus's signature humor permeates the work, introducing us to Ramiro and Li, two men lost in life, metaphors for the failure and despair of an entire generation \"suffering\" from modernity. The sum of these two men and so many others yields an almost anthropological narrative, entertaining, dizzying, and voracious, in which the other's perspective has never seemed so real and, at the same time, surreal. Li, a Chinese man, is accused of setting fire to furniture stores in Buenos Aires. One of the witnesses in the trial is Ramiro Valestra, a computer technician from Buenos Aires, a bit chubby, freckled, and with a big nose. His life changes completely when he is kidnapped by the Asian man during his escape from the courtroom. He leaves behind an alcoholic mother, a computer, and his iPod charger, and is taken to Buenos Aires's Chinatown. From that moment on, Ramiro's immersion in the unfamiliar Chinese culture on the streets of his hometown will be complete. What we see is a very special and somewhat surreal portrait of a world within a world, a culture within a world, and a culture clash as common as it is uncommon. During the kidnapping (very strange, since he is free to roam the neighborhood streets), Ramiro realizes he can start a new life, far from his past, his Jewish ex-girlfriend, his mother who is always drinking and doesn't recognize him, and his monotonous job. The relationships between the characters will be key to this and to revealing the great truth about Li. *A Chinese Man on a Bicycle* is, without a doubt, the most creative and humorous story about Chinese immigration to Argentina—in fact, the most creative and humorous about almost everything. \"*A Chinese Man on a Bicycle* is a funny novel about misfortune and good fortune, diversity and love.\" - Soles Digital \"Good humor is one of Ariel Magnus's trademarks.\" - La Nación \"Ariel Magnus is, without a doubt, one of the greatest Latin American writers of our time.\" - Diário Siglo XXI","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176948482300,"sku":"9788528616163","price":54.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/3b989892b6edf66af52206694a1f0d93.jpg?v=1778325044"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/ariel-magnus.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}