{"product_id":"a-spare-life-paperback","title":"A Spare Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLidija Dimkovska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristina E. Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZlata and Srebra are 12-year-old twins conjoined at the head. It is 1984 and they live in Skopje, which will one day be the capital of Macedonia but is currently a part of Yugoslavia. \u003ci\u003eA Spare Life\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of their childhood, from their only friend Roze to their neighbor Bogdan, so poor that he one day must eat his pet rabbit. Treated as freaks and outcasts--even by their own family--the twins just want to be normal girls. But after an incident that almost destroys their bond as sisters, they fly to London, determined to be surgically separated. Will this be their liberation, or only more tightly ensnare them? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once extraordinary and quotidian, \u003ci\u003eA Spare Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronicle of two girls who are among the first generation to come of age under democracy in Eastern Europe. Written in touching prose by an author who is also a master poet, it is a saga about families, sisterhood, immigration, and the occult influences that shape a life. Funny, poignant, dark, and sharply observed, Zlata and Srebra reveal an existence where even the simplest of actions is unlike any we've ever experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLidija Dimkovska\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2013 European Union Prize for Literature for \u003ci\u003eA Spare Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003epH Neutral History\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon Press, 2012), which was a finalist for the 2013 Best Translated Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eDo Not Awaken Them With Hammers\u003c\/i\u003e (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006). She lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina E. Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Slavic and Balkan languages and linguistics at the University of Toronto. She is the author of numerous books on the Macedonian language and the Balkans and is the translator of \u003ci\u003eFreud's Sister, The Time of the Goats, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Toronto.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700597821503,"sku":"9781931883559","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e012c525a22094bbc4708d5a25590635.webp?v=1765017389","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-spare-life-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}