{"product_id":"asmodeus-a-novel-by-rita-indiana","title":"Asmodeus: A Novel by Rita Indiana (Paperback) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Thrillers - Supernatural - Occult \u0026amp; Supernatural - Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends and Mythology - Political - World Literature - Caribbean and West Indies - Hispanic and Latino\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 9\/1\/2026 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by: \u003cspan\u003eAchy Obejas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hallucinatory thriller about a failing demon’s search for a new host in post-dictatorship Santo Domingo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed musical artist and author Rita Indiana, Asmodeus 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. Asmodeus is a supernatural noir, riotous thriller, and searing portrait of a nation grappling with its complicated past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRita Indiana \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, composer, and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University. She has written six novels including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTentacle\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Grand Prize of the Association of Caribbean Writers. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRANSLATOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAchy Obejas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, novelist, and translator. She has received fellowships from United States Artists, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the CINTAS Foundation, among other awards. Born in Havana, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50131257032897,"sku":"9781644454107","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9781644454107.jpg?v=1775708368","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/asmodeus-a-novel-by-rita-indiana","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}