{"product_id":"ill-sell-you-a-dog-paperback","title":"I'll Sell You a Dog - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan Pablo Villalobos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRosalind Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA painter-turned-taco-seller, famous in Mexico City for his 'Gringo Dog' recipe, hates retirement. Plagued by the literary salon bumping about his building's lobby, haunted by the self-pitying ghost of a neglected artist, he can't help but misbehave -- and in so doing delivers a deliciously absurdist take-down of pretensions to cultural posterity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuan Pablo Villalobos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1973. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eQuesadillas\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), both published by And Other Stories. His novels have been translated into fifteen languages. He writes for several publications including \u003ci\u003eLetras Libres\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGatopardo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e and the English Pen blog, and translates Brazilian literature into Spanish. He lived in Barcelona for several years, then moved to Brazil, and is now back in Spain. He is married with two Mexican-Brazilian-Italian-Catalan children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosalind Harvey was born in Bristol in 1982. Her translation of Juan Pablo Villalobos's novel \u003ci\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize. She runs regular translation-related public events in the UK and is a founding member and chair of the Emerging Translators Network, an advice and support network for early-career literary translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770021773600,"sku":"9781908276742","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3667fc30b772195dbafcda5607a0205e.webp?v=1780362678","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ill-sell-you-a-dog-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}