{"product_id":"9781250033321","title":"The Dream of the Celt : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dream of the Celt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA painstakingly researched and lively novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world. But when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging marred his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s. \u003ci\u003eDream of the Celt\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating fictional account of an extraordinary man in the original and dynamic style of Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mario Vargas Llosa has done an inestimable service to the memory of a great man.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Banville, The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This vibrant reimagining of history is also a brilliant exploration of conflicting moral claims. Who are the oppressors? Who are the truth-tellers? As always, Vargas Llosa remains a fiendishly clever teacher.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At once a meticulously researched fictional biography and a clever psychological novel.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vargas Llosa is a masterful writer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Dream of the Celt\u003c\/i\u003e fully succeeds in capturing the complexity of the man....Vargas Llosa has produced an epic apologia for this most sympathetic of traitors.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2012), Nominated International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250033321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40637733339342,"sku":"9781250033321","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_335fa516-8a8a-42ee-bfad-f537679da843.jpg?v=1639018513","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250033321","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}