{"product_id":"high-tide-paperback","title":"High Tide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eInga Abele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaija Straumanis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 AATSEEL Book Award for Best Translation into English\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp realist.--Aleksandar Hemon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold more or less in reverse chronological order, \u003ci\u003eHigh Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Ieva, her dead lover, her imprisoned husband, and the way their youthful decisions dramatically impacted the rest of their lives. Taking place over three decades, High Tide functions as a sort of psychological mystery, with the full scope of Ieva's personal situation--and the relationship between the three main characters--only becoming clear at the end of the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Latvia's most notable young writers, Abele is a fresh voice in European fiction--her prose is direct, evocative, and exceptionally beautiful. The combination of strikingly lush descriptive writing with the precision with which she depicts the minds of her characters elevates this novel from a simple story of a love triangle into a fascinating, philosophical, haunting book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInga Abele\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, poet, and playwright. Her novel \u003ci\u003eHigh Tide\u003c\/i\u003e received the 2008 Latvian Literature Award, and the 2009 Baltic Assembly Award in Literature. Her work has appeared in such anthologies as \u003ci\u003eNew European Poets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction 2010\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaija Straumanis\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the MA program in Literary Translation at the University of Rochester, and is the editorial director of Open Letter Books. She translates from both German and Latvian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInga Abele\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, poet, and playwright. Her novel \u003ci\u003eHigh Tide\u003c\/i\u003e received the 2008 Latvian Literature Award, and the 2009 Baltic Assembly Award in Literature. Her work has appeared in such anthologies as \u003ci\u003eNew European Poets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction 2010\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaija Straumanis\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the MA program in Literary Translation at the University of Rochester, and is the editorial director of Open Letter Books. She translates from both German and Latvian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.46 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769939525920,"sku":"9781934824801","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7da8849c920647fbdc1a9978f9e88965.webp?v=1780360319","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/high-tide-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}