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And when the same mysterious figure from Antonio’s timeline shows up in Mexico City, Jaime realizes that he may be the one who has to pay for his ancestors’ crimes, unless he can discover the true story of his grandfather Antonio, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family saga that’s epic in scope and magical in its blood, and based loosely on the author’s own great-grandfather,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bullet Swallower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etackles border politics, intergenerational trauma, and the legacies of racism and colonialism in a lush setting and stunning prose that asks who pays for the sins of our ancestors, and whether it is possible to be better than our forebears.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Beck's Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43565526646850,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8101\/7666\/files\/9781668009321-l.jpg?v=1775682449"},{"product_id":"the-association-of-small-bombs","title":"The Association of Small Bombs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNational Book Award \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFinalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; 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