{"product_id":"a-whale-is-a-country-paperback","title":"A Whale Is a Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Zapata\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut English language poetry collection by noted Mexican author Isabel Zapata, A Whale is a Country explores humanity's relationship to the natural world through a multitude of poignant angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel Zapata was born in Mexico City in 1984. She studied political science at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and philosophy at the New School for Social Research, in New York. She is the author of the titles \u003ci\u003eLas noches son así\u003c\/i\u003e; (Broken English); \u003ci\u003eAlberca vacía\/Empty Pool\u003c\/i\u003e translated by Robin Myers-bilingual edition (Argonáutica \/ Lumen); \u003ci\u003eUna ballena es un país\u003c\/i\u003e (Almadía); \u003ci\u003eIn vitro\u003c\/i\u003e (Almadía) [In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation translated by Robin Myers, (Coffee House Press, 2023)]; and \u003ci\u003eTres animales que caben en el agua\u003c\/i\u003e (Almadía). Her work has been included in Mexican journals such as \u003ci\u003ela Revista de la Universidad de México\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeriódico de poesía\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLetras Libres\u003c\/i\u003e, among others; and international publications such as \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAncrages\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada). In 2015 she, along with four friends, founded Ediciones Antílope under the motto, \"We make books that we would like to read,\" and their catalog includes narrative, la crónica, poetry, and essay. She received a 2016-17 grant from FONCA's Jovenes Creadores, a prestigious government program supporting Mexican artists and writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin Myers is a Mexico City-based poet and Spanish- to-English translator. Her latest book-length translations include \u003ci\u003eIn Vitro\u003c\/i\u003e by Isabel Zapata (2023), \u003ci\u003eBariloche\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrés Neuman (2023), \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Explanations\u003c\/i\u003e by Tedi López Mills (2022), \u003ci\u003eCopy\u003c\/i\u003e by Dolores Dorantes (2022), and \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Every Cell\u003c\/i\u003e by Maricela Guerrero (2022). Other translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Common\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaxwing\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellow, she was longlisted twice for the 2022 National Translation Award in poetry and among the winners of the 2019 Poems in Translation Contest (Words Without Borders \/ Academy of American Poets). As a poet, Robin's work has been selected for the 2022 Best American Poetry anthology and appears in the \u003ci\u003eThe Drift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDenver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnulet Poetry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Her collections have been published as bilingual English-Spanish editions in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Spain. She is an alumna of the Vermont Studio Center, the Banff Literary Translation Centre, the Community of Writers, and Under the Volcano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763896516896,"sku":"9798987589007","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7afbaa7109be4a19a0875f673ba7efe3.webp?v=1780241648","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-whale-is-a-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}