{"product_id":"voyager-constellations-of-memory-paperback","title":"Voyager: Constellations of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNona Fernández\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNatasha Wimmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling book-length essay, at once grand and intimate, from National Book Award finalist Nona Fernández. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoyager \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with Nona Fernández accompanying her elderly mother to the doctor to seek an explanation for her frequent falls and inability to remember what preceded them. As the author stares at the image of her mother's brain scan, it occurs to her that the electrical signals shown on the screen resemble the night sky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the mission of the Voyager spacecrafts, Fernández begins a process of observation and documentation. She describes a recent trip to the remote Atacama desert--one of the world's best spots for astronomical observation--to join people who, like her, hope to dispel the mythologized history of Chile's new democracy. Weaving together the story of her mother's illness with story of her country and of the cosmos itself, Fernández braids astronomy and astrology, neuroscience and memory, family history and national history into this brief but intensely imagined autobiographical essay. Scrutinizing the mechanisms of personal, civic, and stellar memory, she insists on preserving the truth of what we've seen and experienced, and finding ways to recover what people and countries often prefer to forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVoyager\u003c\/i\u003e, Fernández finds a new container for her profound and surreal reckonings with the past. One of the great chroniclers of our day, she has written a rich and resonant book.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNona Fernández\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Santiago, Chile. She is an actress and writer, and has published two plays, a collection of short stories, and six novels, including \u003ci\u003eSpace Invaders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Wimmer\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of nine books by Roberto Bolaño, including \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent translations are Nona Fernández's \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSudden Death\u003c\/i\u003e by Álvaro Enrigue. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.3 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765758427424,"sku":"9781644452172","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/698e78971e53f038d6636d8b5e89806b.webp?v=1780279010","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/voyager-constellations-of-memory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}