{"product_id":"mephistos-waltz-selected-short-stories-paperback","title":"Mephisto's Waltz: Selected Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSergio Pitol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Henson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the renowned Mexican literary master and author of the \u003cem\u003eTrilogy of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e (Deep Vellum) comes \u003cem\u003eMephisto's Waltz\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing together the best short stories from celebrated writer Sergio Pitol's oeuvre. The Xavier Villaurrutia award-winning collection includes the titular story, Pitol's personal favorite. Selected by the author, each story is a glimpse into the works that first gained Pitol his status as one of the greatest living Mexican writers and showcases the evolution of his unique literary style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Pitol\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2018) was one of Mexico's foremost writers and winner of the prestigious 2005 Cervantes Prize. He is the author of the three books in the Trilogy of Memory series: \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Magician of Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e, published in English by Deep Vellum. He is renowned for his intellectual career in both the fields of literary creation and translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Pitol Demeneghi\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2018) was one of Mexico's most influential and well-respected writers, born in the city of Puebla. He studied law and philosophy in Mexico City, and spent many years as a cultural attaché in Mexican embassies and consulates across the globe, including Poland, Hungary, Italy, and China. He is renowned for his intellectual career in both the field of literary creation and translation, with numerous novels, stories, criticisms, and translations to his name. Pitol is an influential contemporary of the most well-known authors of the Latin American \"Boom,\" and began publishing his works in the 1960s. In recognition of the importance of his entire canon of work, Pitol was awarded the two most important prizes in the Spanish language world: the Juan Rulfo Prize in 1999 (now known as the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages), and in 2005 he won the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious Spanish-language literary prize, often called the \"Spanish language Nobel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Henson\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator and assistant professor of translation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey. His translations include Cervantes Prize laureate Sergio Pitol's Trilogy of Memory, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Artichoke\u003c\/i\u003e by fellow Cervantes recipient Elena Poniatowska, and Luis Jorge Boone's \u003ci\u003eCannibal Nights\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations have appeared variously in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFlash Fiction International\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e and the translation editor for its sister publication \u003ci\u003eLatin American Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769843941664,"sku":"9781941920831","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ff0a5913a5b9de3665404f1757537b1.webp?v=1780358036","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mephistos-waltz-selected-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}