{"product_id":"the-names-of-the-things-that-were-there-stories-paperback","title":"The Names of the Things That Were There: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio Sk疵meta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCurtis Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of the best short stories by the author of the unforgettable novel \u003ci\u003eThe Postman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the stories in this book is an extraordinary piece of literature. Love, youth, desire, and freedom, coupled with versatile prose, sensitivity, and a subtle irony that sometimes morphs into dark humor, confirm Antonio Sk疵meta's position as one of the greatest storytellers in contemporary literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuan Villoro has selected and written a prologue for this collection, originally published in five books that influenced an entire generation of writers and brought about a renewal of Latin American prose.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonio Sk疵meta \u003c\/b\u003eis a Chilean author who wrote the novel that inspired the 1994 Academy Award-winning movie, \u003ci\u003eIl Postino: The Postman\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has received dozens of awards and has been translated into nearly thirty languages. In 2011 his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Days of the Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2013)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the prestigious Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de Am駻ica de Narrativa. His play \u003ci\u003eEl Plebiscito \u003c\/i\u003ewas the basis for the Oscar-nominated film \u003ci\u003eNo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator of prose and poetry from Spanish. He is the recipient of a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grant and a Banff International Literary Translation Centre fellowship. His translation of Jeannette Clariond's \u003ci\u003eImage of Absence\u003c\/i\u003e won the International Latino Book Award for Best Nonfiction Book Translation from Spanish to English. Bauer teaches creative writing and comparative literature at Texas Tech University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764934770976,"sku":"9781635420760","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9008927d7f8360d698fa6f38d9e2c7a6.webp?v=1780258125","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-names-of-the-things-that-were-there-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}