{"product_id":"state-of-exile-paperback","title":"State of Exile - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Peri Rossi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Buck\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCristina Peri Rossi was born in Uruguay and is considered a leading light of the \"Latin American Boom\" generation. In 1972, after her work was banned under a repressive military regime, she left her country, moving to Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of poems, written during her journey and the first period of her self-exile, was so personal that it remained unpublished for almost thirty years. It is accompanied here by two brilliant essays on exile, one by Peri Rossi and the other by translator Marilyn Buck, who is an American political prisoner, exiled in her own land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCristina Peri Rossi is the author of thirty-seven works, including \u003cem\u003eThe Ship of Fools\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered a leading light of the post-1960s period of prominence of the Latin-American novel, Peri Rossi is the author of \u003cem\u003eShip of Fools\u003c\/em\u003e, and 36 other works. She was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and left the country in 1972, moving to Spain, where she became a citizen in 1975. Marilyn Buck is a writer, translator and political activist, currently serving an 80-year jail sentence for her political activities in the U.S. She continues her activism and writing from her prison cell, where she edited \u003cem\u003eWild Poppies\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology of prison poetry, and published \u003cem\u003eRescue the Word\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of her own poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 6.35 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758095827232,"sku":"9780872864634","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/212e7ca30ffce35c459e8b4477207027.webp?v=1780117850","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/state-of-exile-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}