{"product_id":"asmodeus-rita-indiana-paperback","title":"Asmodeus -- Rita Indiana, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hallucinatory thriller about a failing demon's search for a new host in post-dictatorship Santo Domingo \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsmodeus, a millennia-old demon, has inhabited Rudy, a once-legendary Dominican rock star, for decades. But in 1992, the demon's powers begin to fade. What follows is a desperate weeklong odyssey as Asmodeus ricochets through the bodies of the inhabitants of Santo Domingo's underworld: from Guinea, a young metalhead plotting a warehouse heist, to Mireya, the daughter of a former torturer, to other souls caught in his chaotic orbit. Each possession reveals another layer of a city still reeling from the Balaguer dictatorship. And each new host engenders a surprising tenderness in the demon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom acclaimed musical artist and author Rita Indiana, \u003ci\u003eAsmodeus\u003c\/i\u003e is written in urgent prose punctuated by original décimas, ten-line rhyming poems drawing from Latin American musical and oral tradition. Indiana weaves together Dominican heavy metal, black magic, and political trauma. \u003ci\u003eAsmodeus\u003c\/i\u003e is a supernatural noir, riotous thriller, and searing portrait of a nation grappling with its complicated past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rita Indiana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/1\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.5\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781644454107\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67717350752560,"sku":"9781644454107","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781644454107.jpg?v=1788277064","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/asmodeus-rita-indiana-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}