{"product_id":"things-we-lost-in-the-fire-stories-paperback","title":"Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories - 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\u003eMariana Enriquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMegan McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"propulsive and mesmerizing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times)\u003c\/i\u003e story collection by the International Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Share of Night--\u003c\/i\u003enow with a new short story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe short stories of Mariana Enriquez are: \u003cbr\u003e\"The most exciting discovery I've made in fiction for some time.\"--Kazuo Ishiguro\u003cbr\u003e\"Violent and cool, told in voices so lucid they feel spoken.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e(Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElectric, disturbing, and exhilarating, the stories of \u003ci\u003eThings We Lost in the Fire \u003c\/i\u003eexplore multiple dimensions of life and death in contemporary Argentina. Each haunting tale simmers with the nation's troubled history, but among the abandoned houses, black magic, superstitions, lost loves and regrets, there is also friendship, compassion, and humor. Translated by the National Book Award-winning Megan McDowell, these \"slim but phenomenal\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e) stories ask the biggest questions of life and show why Mariana Enriquez has become one of the most celebrated new voices in global literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariana Enriquez\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and journalist based in Buenos Aires. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eOur Share of Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the International Booker Prize, the Kirkus Prize, the Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy \u0026amp; Speculative Fiction, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize in Fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e has translated many of the most important Latin American writers working today. Her translations have won the National Book Award for Translated Literature, the English PEN award, the Premio Valle-Incl疣, and two O. Henry Prizes, and have been nominated for the International Booker Prize (four times) and the Kirkus Prize. Her short story translations have been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. In 2020 she won an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is from Richmond, Kentucky, and lives in Santiago, Chile.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51994953482541,"sku":"9780451495129","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/xEJIDH2s2i9780451495129.webp?v=1776383428","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/things-we-lost-in-the-fire-stories-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}