{"product_id":"the-rooftop-paperback","title":"The Rooftop - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFernanda Trías\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnnie McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a rundown apartment building, in an unnamed city in Uruguay, a father and daughter close themselves off from the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The world is this house,\" says Clara, and the rooftop becomes their last recess of freedom. A pet canary is their only witness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Clara's connection to the outside is stripped away--the neighbor who stops coming by, the lover whose existence is only known by a pregnancy--desperation and paranoia take hold. It's a stifling embrace, and we are there with her, our narrator, dreading what we know the future holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered to be one of the authors forming part of the 'new Latin American Boom' of women writers, Fernanda Trías (Uruguay, 1976) is without doubt one of the most prominent literary voices in today's River Plate region and in all of Latin America. Her books have been published in Spain as well as in Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, and also in France. However, none of her books have have appeared in English until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie McDermott\u003c\/strong\u003e's published and forthcoming translations include Mario Levrero's \u003cem\u003eEmpty Words\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Luminous Novel\u003c\/em\u003e (And Other Stories and Coffee House Press), \u003cem\u003eFeebleminded\u003c\/em\u003e by Ariana Harwicz (co-translation with Carolina Orloff, Charco Press) and \u003cem\u003eCity of Ulysses\u003c\/em\u003e by Teolinda Gersão (co-translation with Jethro Soutar, Dalkey Archive Press). Her translations, reviews and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Annie also edits books for Charco Press, including Julián Fuks' \u003cem\u003eResistance\u003c\/em\u003e and Giuseppe Caputo's \u003cem\u003eAn Orphan World\u003c\/em\u003e. Her translation of Almada's third novel, \u003cem\u003eBrickmakers\u003c\/em\u003e, will come out with Charco Press and Graywolf in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.64 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767964664096,"sku":"9781913867041","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33eb56471b0e74d77f26cc13c3485ef6.webp?v=1780321670","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rooftop-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}