Guatemala
High Life, Low Life
Will be published approx. on 16. December 2025
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-917569-03-3 (ISBN)
Description
Steven Froelich doesn't just stumble into trouble - he hunts it down and makes it his constant companion. Fresh from a Miami drunk tank, Steven lands in Guatemala City. Riotous road trips follow, with our man perpetually wasted on booze and cocaine, but fuelled by a passionate curiosity about people from all walks of life.
His guide? Antonio, a sweet-natured, streetwise hotel concierge who shepherds him through Antigua, Lake Atitla?n, Monterrico and ultimately into the interior, where gringos are rare and deeply suspect. Then there's glamorous, garrulous Anabella, with whom Steven strikes up an unlikely friendship, accompanying her back to the capital with her kids. He mooches a stay in her gated community, which bristles with armed guards and famous eccentrics.
Unapologetically raw, unfiltered and darkly funny, Froelich explores the absurdities of the human condition, Guatemala-style.
His guide? Antonio, a sweet-natured, streetwise hotel concierge who shepherds him through Antigua, Lake Atitla?n, Monterrico and ultimately into the interior, where gringos are rare and deeply suspect. Then there's glamorous, garrulous Anabella, with whom Steven strikes up an unlikely friendship, accompanying her back to the capital with her kids. He mooches a stay in her gated community, which bristles with armed guards and famous eccentrics.
Unapologetically raw, unfiltered and darkly funny, Froelich explores the absurdities of the human condition, Guatemala-style.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
17 Colour illustrations; 17 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917569-03-3 (9781917569033)
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Actor/playwright Steven Froelich was born and raised near Chicago, and has resided in London for over a decade. His first play, They Offered Bob and Wilma Cash, starred Sylvia Miles. His second play, Weekend In Rio, was workshopped at the Steppenwolf Studio in Chicago with Laurie Metcalfe in the lead, followed by public performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it received two Best Actress nominations.
Oscar Zarate is an award-winning illustrator. In addition to the Froelich Misadventure series, his books include collaborations with Alan Moore (A Small Killing), Alexei Sayle (Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian) and Richard Appignanesi (Lenin for Beginners, Introducing Freud).
Oscar Zarate is an award-winning illustrator. In addition to the Froelich Misadventure series, his books include collaborations with Alan Moore (A Small Killing), Alexei Sayle (Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian) and Richard Appignanesi (Lenin for Beginners, Introducing Freud).