{"product_id":"song-of-ancient-lovers-a-novel-isbn-9780063356153","title":"Song of Ancient Lovers: A Novel","description":"\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 | \u003cp\u003e\"Sweeping and lyrical. . . . An undeniable ode to an inspiring figure.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A true testament to the interconnectedness of time and space, \u003ci\u003eSong of Ancient Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e is a portal that takes you within and without mythic reality and historical conflict, ancient icons and modern media, curating a rewarding tale of love in a devastating world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"transcendent. . . . \u003ci\u003eSong of Ancient Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Caro De Robertis, layers chapters illuminating the allure of the story of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon over the centuries with a contemporary love story set in refugee camps in Yemen.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers are swept into a whirlwind upon entering celebrated Colombian writer Restrepo’s spellbinding mythical yet all-too-realistic tale of a young writer’s quest to find the truth about the legendary Queen of Sheba. . . . By meshing the past with the present, Restrepo traces the deep roots of Middle Eastern beauty and brutality. Laced with quotes, its exalted language sumptuously translated, this is a mystical, many-faceted, and profoundly affecting homage to the power of women.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Restrepo’s gift for description and worldbuilding is impressive, as is her astonishing breadth of allusions ranging from Patti Smith to Thomas Aquinas.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A testament to the power of song to renew the myths that can lull and devour but ultimately sustain us.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Alvarez, bestselling author of The Cemetery of Untold Stories and In the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An imaginative exploration of the Queen of Sheba myth across various time periods and a deeply haunting meditation on how war renders lives asunder for all who bear its heartbreak.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarjan Kamali, author of The Lion Women of Tehran, The Stationery Shop, and Together Tea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588042961125,"sku":"NP9780063356153","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063356153.jpg?v=1773961023","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/song-of-ancient-lovers-a-novel-isbn-9780063356153","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}