{"product_id":"painting-their-portraits-in-winter-stories-paperback","title":"Painting Their Portraits in Winter: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMyriam Gurba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this artfully crafted collection of new short stories by award-winning author Myriam Gurba, nothing is as it seems on the surface. A Mexican grandmother tells creepy yet fascinating ghost stories to her granddaughters as a way to make them sit still (How Some Abuelitas Keep Their Chicana Granddaughters Still So That They Can Paint Their Portraits in Winter). A Polish grandfather spends the night in a Mexican graveyard after a D a de Muertos celebration to discover if ghosts really do consume the food that has been left for them (Even This Title Is a Ghost).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnforgettable characters inhabit these cross-border tales filled with introspection and longing, as modern sensibilities weave and wind through traditional folktales creating a new kind of magical realism that offers insights into where we come from and where we may be going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native Californian, \u003cb\u003eMyriam Gurba\u003c\/b\u003e earned a BA with honors from UC-Berkeley. Her writing has been published by Manic D Press, Future Tense, City Lights, and Seal Press. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eDahlia Season\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction and was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award. She blogs often for the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e and Radar Productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769968197920,"sku":"9781933149905","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ad685ddc88a432b23c7dc7bb06b95cc1.webp?v=1780361240","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/painting-their-portraits-in-winter-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}