{"product_id":"the-past-pursues-us-like-detectives-debt-collectors-thieves","title":"The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--sticky-padding-top)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter years living abroad, JP returns to Mexico to visit his family and help care for his elderly mother. Instead of easing back into home life, he ends up in a bar confronting Everardo, a sort-of childhood friend, and lands a punch he immediately regrets. By the next morning, Everardo is dead, and JP finds himself caught in a bewildering mess of suspicion, drugs, fraud, debt, and family obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic whodunit about returning home and discovering that the place you remember has changed in ways you barely understand. Juan Pablo Villalobos turns murder, bureaucracy, medical bills, and bad decisions into a fast-moving novel about memory, migration, and the stories people tell themselves about where they come from. Translated from the Spanish by Daniel Hahn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuan Pablo Villalobos is a Mexican novelist and essayist born in Guadalajara in 1973. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuesadillas\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI’ll Sell You a Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Invasion of the Spirit People\u003c\/em\u003e. His work is known for its absurdist humour, sharp political observation, and satirical treatment of contemporary Mexican life. His books have been translated into numerous languages. 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