{"product_id":"misinterpretation-paperback","title":"Misinterpretation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLedia Xhoga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2024 New York City Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2024 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absolutely gorgeous. Taut as a thriller, lovely as a watercolor.\"--Jennifer Croft \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn present-day New York City, an Albanian interpreter reluctantly agrees to work with Alfred, a Kosovar torture survivor, during his therapy sessions. Despite her husband's cautions, she soon becomes entangled in her clients' struggles: Alfred's nightmares stir up her own buried memories, and an impulsive attempt to help a Kurdish poet leads to a risky encounter and a reckless plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs ill-fated decisions stack up, jeopardizing the nameless narrator's marriage and mental health, she takes a spontaneous trip to reunite with her mother in Albania, where her life in the United States is put into stark relief. When she returns to face the consequences of her actions, she must question what is real and what is not. Ruminative and propulsive, Ledia Xhoga's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMisinterpretation\u003c\/i\u003e, interrogates the darker legacies of family and country, and the boundary between compassion and self-preservation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLedia Xhoga\u003c\/b\u003e is an Albanian American fiction writer and playwright. Before getting an MFA in fiction from Texas State University, she worked in publishing in New York City. She has been published in \u003ci\u003eIntrepid Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKGB\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and other journals. Originally from Tirana, Albania, she lives with her family in Brooklyn and the Catskills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51892998144288,"sku":"9781959030805","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7scJe09QX49781959030805.webp?v=1781993615","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/misinterpretation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}