{"product_id":"9780747568162","title":"Inez","description":"‘Dazzling ... The translation by Margaret Sayers Paden is elegant'  - New York Times Book Review‘A complex, focused novel '  - The Times'Passionate ... a paean to music and musical genius, to romantic love and the mysterious sources of language and creativity' - NewsdayIn this magical story of love and art, life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives: one tells of the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter in human history between a man and a woman. Berlioz's music for The Damnation of Faust brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian pact of love and death. The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty...","brand":"Carlos Fuentes, Margaret Sayers Peden, Margaret Sayers Peden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45818136854846,"sku":"9780747568162","price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780747568162_40335879-42df-4fec-88c5-0574f33e37ed.jpg?v=1707318145","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780747568162","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}