{"product_id":"creative-surgery-paperback","title":"Creative Surgery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClelia Farris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel S. Cordasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Delare\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Clelia Farris' mind-bending tales, you'll find captivating characters with elusive identities like Kieser, who longs to transform himself through horrific procedures in \"Creative Surgery,\" or Yuliano (\"Secret Enemy\"), a man with no aesthetic taste, or Gabola, engaged in the battle of a lifetime against the expropriation of the Little Tuvu Hill. With dry and polished prose, like the stones of her native Sardinia, Clelia Farris takes us on adventures among the ruins of a future marred by climate change (\"A Day to Remember\") and in a haunting prison inhabited by the enigmatic figure of \"Rebecca.\" Collected and translated into English for the first time, these seven stories represent some of the greatest works from one of Italy's best science fiction authors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Cagliari in 1967, Clelia Farris\u003cbr\u003egraduated in psychology with a thesis on epistemology. A favorite\u003cbr\u003ewith both readers and experts, she is considered one of Italy's best\u003cbr\u003escience fiction authors. She won the Fantascienza.com award\u003cbr\u003ewith Rupes Recta, the Odyssey award with \u003ci\u003eNo Man Is\u003cbr\u003eMy Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Kipple prize with \u003ci\u003eThe Weighing\u003cbr\u003eof the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012 she published \u003ci\u003eThe Justice of\u003cbr\u003eIsis\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the same futuristic Egypt of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eWeighing of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2015 she published the novella, \u003cbr\u003e\"Creative Surgery,\" which has been included in the\u003cbr\u003eanthologies, \u003ci\u003eStorie dal domani 2\u003c\/i\u003e and Rosarium\u003cbr\u003ePublishing's \u003ci\u003eFuture Fiction: New Dimensions in International\u003cbr\u003eScience Fiction and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a finalist for the\u003cbr\u003eUrania Mondadori Award 2016 with her story, \"Uomini e Necro.\"\u003cbr\u003eHer stories have also been published Italian and international\u003cbr\u003emagazines such as \u003ci\u003eRobot, Fantasy Magazine, Future Science\u003cbr\u003eFiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Cordasco has a Ph.D in literary studies and currently works as a developmental editor. She's written for \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today, Strange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSamovar Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and also translates Italian SFF. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Delare is a full-time Italian-to-English translator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClelia Farris\u003c\/b\u003e is considered one of Italy's best science fiction authors. She won the Fantascienza.com award with \u003ci\u003eRupes Recta\u003c\/i\u003e, the Odyssey award with \u003ci\u003eNo Man Is My Brother, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Kipple Prize with \u003ci\u003eThe Weighing of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a finalist for the Urania Mondadori Award in 2016 with \"Uomini e Necro.\" \u003cb\u003eRachel Cordasco\u003c\/b\u003e has a Ph.D in literary studies and currently works as a developmental editor. She's written for \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today, Strange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSamovar Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and also translates Italian SFF. \u003cb\u003eJennifer Delare \u003c\/b\u003eis a full-time Italian-to-English translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700748980287,"sku":"9781732638839","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/34c203613d28986652ea58b40921c7ae.webp?v=1765018023","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/creative-surgery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}