{"product_id":"dream-of-the-celt-paperback","title":"Dream of the Celt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA painstakingly researched and lively novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world. But when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging marred his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s. \u003ci\u003eDream of the Celt\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating fictional account of an extraordinary man in the original and dynamic style of Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMario Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 \"for his cartography of the structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat.\" Peru's foremost writer, he has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, and the Jerusalem Prize. His many works include \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War of the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdith Grossman has translated the works of the Nobel laureates Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, among others. One of the most important translators of Latin American fiction, her version of Miguel de Cervantes's \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, is considered to be the finest translation of the Spanish masterpiece in the English language.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.73 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759153053984,"sku":"9781250033321","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c86b96e0a0dfda83d0ce78efc4625855.webp?v=1780143616","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dream-of-the-celt-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}