{"title":"Mark Slouka","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Slouka formou-se na Universidade de Columbia, onde hoje leciona. Também foi professor em Harvard e na Universidade da Califórnia, em San Diego. Sua primeira coletânea de contos, \u003cem\u003eLost Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, incluiu o premiado \"\u003cem\u003eThe Woodcarver’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\". Mora em Nova York com a esposa e os filhos. Este é seu primeiro romance publicado no Brasil.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"um-capricho-da-natureza","title":"A whim of nature","description":"\" \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe saga of the brothers who gave rise to the term “Siamese twins” and, wherever they went, experienced fame and misery, hostility and war, but also the strength of love and friendship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e It all begins in 1811. News of the anomaly of twins Chang and Eng reaches King Rama II, who, fearing it was a harbinger of the end of the world, orders them to be separated or killed. Saved by their mother, they share a peaceful childhood until their lives are brutally devastated by the arrival of an epidemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Fatherless, the twin boys take on the responsibility of supporting their family. They are summoned by the new king, Rama III, and sent on a diplomatic mission as a wonder of their land. Prosperity is gradually rebuilt, but a new tragedy throws them into the web of the opportunistic merchant Robert Hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn exchange for a few pounds, the young men embark on a journey across Europe, where they are welcomed by kings, nobles, and aristocrats, and exhibited as monsters in salons and performance halls before packed audiences. Throughout their long lives, they will experience not only exploitation, hostility, betrayal, injustice, and war, but also the insurmountable power of invisible bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Caprice of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is Mark Slouka's first novel published in Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e \"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176294498556,"sku":"9788501085122","price":69.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/0f3660f9b03fdd4b7d3044e7599a0d63.jpg?v=1778317838"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/mark-slouka.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}