{"product_id":"songs-for-the-flames-stories-paperback","title":"Songs for the Flames: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan Gabriel Vasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne McLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of electric, searing stories from award-winning, bestselling author Juan Gabriel Vásquez.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The characters in\u003ci\u003e Songs for the Flames\u003c\/i\u003e are men and women touched by violence--sometimes directly, sometimes only in passing--but whose lives are changed forever, consumed by fire and by unexpected encounters and unyielding forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A photographer becomes obsessed with the traumatic past that an elegant woman, a fellow guest staying at a countryside ranch, would rather leave behind. A military reunion forces a soldier to confront a troubling history, both personal and on a larger scale. And in a tour-de-force piece, the search for a book leads a writer to the fascinating story of why a woman is buried next to a graveyard, rather than in it--and the remarkable account of her journey from France to Colombia as a child orphan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuan Gabriel Vásquez returns to stories with these nine morally complex tales, fresh proof of his narrative versatility and his profound understanding of the lives of others. There's a romantic wistfulness that combusts with the realities of dangerous histories, both personal and political, to throw these characters into the flames from which they either emerge purified, reborn, or burned and destroyed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Gabriel Vásquez\u003c\/b\u003e's previous books include the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner and national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things Falling\u003c\/i\u003e, and Man Booker International finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning \u003ci\u003eReputations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Informers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Costaguana\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eLovers on All Saints' Day\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been published in twenty-eight languages worldwide. After sixteen years in Europe, he now lives in Bogotá. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnne McLean \u003c\/b\u003eis a Spanish translator who has twice won both the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán, and received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award with Juan Gabriel Vásquez for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things Falling\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Toronto.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.01 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765812363552,"sku":"9780593190142","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef80acc508004720f76211e3d1e56b31.webp?v=1780280692","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/songs-for-the-flames-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}