We Eat Our Own

An ambitious debut novel by an original young writer, We Eat Our Own blurs the lines between life and art with the story of a film director s unthinkable experiment in the Amazon.
When a nameless, struggling actor in 1970s New York gets the call that an enigmatic director wants him for an art fi [...]
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An ambitious debut novel by an original young writer, We Eat Our Own blurs the lines between life and art with the story of a film director s unthinkable experiment in the Amazon.
When a nameless, struggling actor in 1970s New York gets the call that an enigmatic director wants him for an art film set in the Amazon, he doesn t hesitate: he flies to South America, no questions asked. He quickly realizes he s made a mistake. He s replacing another actor who quit after seeing the script a script the director now claims doesn t exist. The movie is over budget. The production team seems headed for a breakdown. The air is so wet that the celluloid film disintegrates.
But what the actor doesn t realize is that the greatest threat might be the town itself, and the mysterious shadow economy that powers this remote jungle outpost. Entrepreneurial Americans, international drug traffickers, and M-19 guerillas are all fighting for South America s future and the groups aren t as distinct as you might think. The actor thought this would be a role that would change his life. Now he s worried if he ll survive it.
Inspired by a true story from the annals of 1970s Italian horror film, and told in dazzlingly precise prose, We Eat Our Own is a resounding literary debut, a thrilling journey behind the scenes of a shocking film and a thoughtful commentary on violence and its repercussions."