{"product_id":"against-amazon-and-other-essays-paperback","title":"Against Amazon: And Other Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Carrión\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA history of bookshops, an autobiography of a reader, a travelogue, a love letter--and, most urgently, a manifesto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJorge Carrión's \u003cem\u003eBookshops: A Reader's History\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Biblioasis in 2017, was universally acclaimed and has appeared in thirteen languages. He is the author of three novels, including \u003cem\u003eLos muertos\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2011 Festival de Chambéry Prize for best first novel in Spanish. Carrión's journalism appears in the Spanish-language edition of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and many other newspapers in Europe and the Americas. He lives in Barcelona, where he is the director of the creative writing program at Pompeu Fabra University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Bush's recent translations include Teresa Solana's \u003cem\u003eThe First Prehistoric Serial Killer and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, his selection of \u003cem\u003eBarcelona Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, and Quim Monzó's \u003cem\u003eWhy, Why, Why?\u003c\/em\u003e In press are Josep Pla's \u003cem\u003eSalt Water\u003c\/em\u003e and Juan Francisco de Dios Hernández's \u003cem\u003eLeonardo Balada: A Transatlantic Gaze\u003c\/em\u003e; in process, Balzac's \u003cem\u003eThe Lily in the Valley\u003c\/em\u003e and Najat El Hachmi's \u003cem\u003eMother of Milk and Honey\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984010740013,"sku":"9781771963039","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RWp6SGVHQ2UxaDRvMU1VTmF0Z0RmUT09.webp?v=1776081370","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/against-amazon-and-other-essays-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}