{"product_id":"the-missing-year-of-juan-salvatierra-paperback","title":"The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePedro Mairal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Caistor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA simple mystery constructed very cleverly ... an atmospheric and understated book with vivid settings and characters, a true delight to read.-10 Best Books Shorter than 150 Pages, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age nine, Juan Salvatierra became mute following a horse riding accident. At twenty, he began secretly painting a series of long rolls of canvas, minutely detailing six decades of life in his village on Argentina's river frontier with Uruguay. After the death of Salvatierra, his sons return to the village from Buenos Aires to deal with their inheritance: a shed packed with canvases stretching over two miles in length, depicting personal and communal history. Museum curators come calling to acquire this strange, gargantuan artwork but an essential one of its rolls is missing. A search that illuminates the links between art and life ensues, as an intrigue of family secrets buried in the past cast their shadows on the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePedro Mairal\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Buenos Aires in 1970, is one of the most exciting Argentine novelists of his generation. In 2007 he was included in the Bogot  39, which named the best Latin American authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePedro Mairal\u003c\/b\u003e made a splash with his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eUna noche con Sabrina Love\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the story of an 18-year-old boy who wins a night with a porn star of his dreams. That book was made into a film by Alejandro Agresti and was widely translated. Mairal, who was born in Buenos Aires in 1970, is a professor of English literature; he has been recognized as one of the most original voices in Latin American literature today, and in 1998 was awarded the Premio Clarín. He is also the author of the book of short stories \u003ci\u003eHoy temprano\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eEl año del desierto\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2007 he was included in the Bogotá 39, which named the best Latin American authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760112664864,"sku":"9781939931078","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/239845d8b947fa877542934892e4f162.webp?v=1780171957","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-missing-year-of-juan-salvatierra-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}