{"product_id":"guatemala-high-life-low-life-hardcover","title":"Guatemala: High Life, Low Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Froelich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOscar Zarate\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Froelich doesn't just stumble into trouble: he hunts it down and makes it his constant companion.\u003ci\u003eGuatemala\u003c\/i\u003e inaugurates the series of Froelich's travel memoirs, which will include Belize, Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh from a Miami drunk tank, Steven lands in Guatemala City. Riotous road trips follow, with our man perpetually wasted on booze and cocaine but fuelled by a passionate curiosity about people from all walks of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis guide? Antonio, a sweet-natured, streetwise hotelconcierge who shepherds him through colonial Antigua, the shores of Lake Atitlán, the beaches of Monterrico and, ultimately, into the interior to visit his home village, where \u003ci\u003egringos\u003c\/i\u003e are rare and deeply suspect. Danger is never far off, but neither are laughs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen there's Anabella, a wealthy, glamorous and garrulous middle-aged woman with whom Steven strikes up an unlikely friendship, accompanying her back to the capital with her three kids. There he mooches an open-ended stay in her gated community, which bristles with armed guards and famous eccentrics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an unapologetically raw, unfiltered and darkly funny voice, Froelich explores the absurdities of the human condition, Guatemala-style - beauty and madness, privilege and privation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Zárate\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator. In addition to the \u003ci\u003eSteven Froelich Misadventure\u003c\/i\u003e series, his books include collaborations with Alan Moore (\u003ci\u003eA Small Killing\u003c\/i\u003e), Alexei Sayle (\u003ci\u003eGeoffrey the Tube Train\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fat Comedian\u003c\/i\u003e), Richard\u003cbr\u003eAppignanesi (\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Freud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Existentialism\u003c\/i\u003e) and Rius (\u003ci\u003eLenin for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e). He illustrated \u003ci\u003eGuatemala: South of Sanity\u003c\/i\u003e, the first title in the \"Misadventures\" series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452338811129,"sku":"9781917569033","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VQmkPdspvp9781917569033.webp?v=1779947756","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/guatemala-high-life-low-life-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}