{"product_id":"rhapsody-in-a-circle-paperback","title":"Rhapsody in a Circle - Paperback","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\u003eMarlon Fick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhapsody in a Circle \u003c\/i\u003eis a post-colonialist literary thriller of love and war set against a backdrop of contemporary political intrigue in Mexico and Pakistan. Bolivar Collins, aka Segovia, who goes by several names, travels from Mexico to Pakistan to teach at a women's college, a diversion from his actual purpose, which is to use his unusual skill in service of a rogue CIA agent in league with a cartel boss to exchange drugs for arms with the Taliban. The cartel has forced Segovia to comply by holding his family hostage. In the face of human misery and depravity, is it possible for the human spirit to rise above its darkness through literature? Art? Based on actual events and tirelessly researched, \u003ci\u003eRhapsody in a Circle\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarlon L. Fick divides his time between his home in Mexico City and his work in China. The author of four previous books, he is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts award in writing. Books include \u003ci\u003eEl Nino de Safo, Histerias Minimas, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Fick edited and translated the anthology, \u003ci\u003eThe River Is Wide\/El r?o es ancho: Twenty Mexican Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, a Bilingual Anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.94 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263777063161,"sku":"9781771839631","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/KU3nKR3PEu9781771839631.webp?v=1768822499","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rhapsody-in-a-circle-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}