{"product_id":"pink-slime-a-novel","title":"Pink Slime: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mysterious plague has transformed the world. Toxic algae blooms poison the air, violent windstorms make the outdoors increasingly uninhabitable, and a secretive corporation supplies the population with an unsettling pink paste that has become the only affordable food. Amid this slow-moving catastrophe, one woman refuses to abandon the life she knows. Caring for her aging mother, looking after a young boy left behind by his parents, and maintaining a fragile connection with the ex-husband she still loves, she clings to the ordinary routines that give meaning to an unraveling world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyrical, unsettling, and unexpectedly tender, \u003cem\u003ePink Slime\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting work of climate fiction that explores love, duty, grief, and resilience in the face of environmental collapse. Fernanda Trías blends intimate psychological insight with quiet apocalypse, creating a powerful meditation on what it means to remain connected when the future itself has become uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFernanda Trías is an acclaimed Uruguayan novelist and one of the leading voices in contemporary Latin American literature. \u003cem\u003ePink Slime\u003c\/em\u003e was longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and named one of the best books of the year by NPR, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e. It is translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScribner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 16, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Climate Fiction · Dystopian Fiction · Uruguayan Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781668049785\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188965531830,"sku":"9781668049785","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781668049785.jpg?v=1781624770","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/pink-slime-a-novel","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}