{"title":"Marcial Gala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcial Gala\u003c\/strong\u003e offers richly crafted narratives that delve into the complexities of human experience. His works, including \u003cem\u003eThe Black Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e, weave together vivid characters and profound themes, inviting readers into immersive explorations of identity, society, and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking stories marked by lyrical prose and emotional depth. Gala’s fiction transcends easy categorisation, blending contemporary insight with timeless literary art to resonate deeply with lovers of general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-black-cathedral-by-marcial-gala-9781250785657","title":"The Black Cathedral","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stuart family moves to a marginal neighbourhood of Cienfuegos, a city on the southern coast of Cuba. Arturo Stuart, a charismatic, visionary preacher, discovers soon after arriving that God has given him a mission: to build a temple that surpasses any before seen in Cuba, and to make of Cienfuegos a new Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a neighbourhood that roils with passions and conflicts, at the foot of a cathedral that rises higher day by day, there grows a generation marked by violence, cruelty, and extreme selfishness. This generation will carry these traits beyond the borders of the neighbourhood, the city, and the country, unable to escape the shadow of the unfinished cathedral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold by a chorus of narrators—including gossips, gangsters, a ghost, and a serial killer—who flirt, lie, argue, and finish one another's stories, Marcial Gala's \u003cem\u003eThe Black Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic indictment of modern Cuba, gritty and realistic but laced with magic. It is a portrait of what remains when dreams of utopia have withered away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244524253420,"sku":"9781250785657","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250785657-the-black-cathedral-1.jpg?v=1787999039"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/marcial-gala.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}