{"product_id":"my-fathers-ghost-is-climbing-in-the-rain-paperback","title":"My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricio Pron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMara Faye Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American debut of one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists\u003ci\u003e, My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain \u003c\/i\u003eis a daring and deeply affecting story of one Argentine family's buried secrets. When a young writer returns home to visit his dying father, he finds himself drawn into an obsessive search for a local man gone missing. As the truth--not only about his father but an entire generation--comes to light, the narrator is forced to confront the ghosts of Argentina's dark political past, as well as long-hidden memories about his own family's history. Powerful and audacious, this semi-autobiographical novel is a thoroughly original story of corruption and responsibility, of history and remembrance, from one of South America's most important new writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricio Pron, born in 1975, is the author of three story collections and four previous novels, and he also works as a translator and critic. His fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta, Zoetrope: All-Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand has received numerous prizes, including the Juan Rulfo Short Story Prize and the Jaén Novel Prize. He lives in Madrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.1 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751248003360,"sku":"9780307745422","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b8d805a775d98029a3533ae30de0f8f6.webp?v=1779968650","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-fathers-ghost-is-climbing-in-the-rain-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}