{"product_id":"fog-at-noon-paperback","title":"Fog at Noon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTomas Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of South America's most acclaimed and pitch-perfect novelists, González plunges you into the brutality of man and nature alike.\" -- Kerri Arsenault \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA perceptive whodunnit set in the shimmering mountain ranches of Colombia, told by a bewitching cast of potential perpetrators \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when a person goes missing? \u003c\/i\u003eTold from alternating perspectives, \u003ci\u003eFog at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers the chance to methodically decipher the story of Julia. A conceited \"ninny,\" somewhat-gifted poet, ravishing temptress, and thorny friend, Julia shapeshifts and sparkles in the blinding light of conflicting narrative. Her raconteurs? A frequently fishy chorus of acquaintances, lovers, sisters-in-law, and friends. And from behind the veil, Julia speaks for herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTomás González writes of the passionate origins of an affair and its precipitous conclusion, of untraceable debts and the liminal realms between the living and the dead, of New York in a blizzard and the Colombian mountain chains cloaked in fog. Chapter by chapter, each narrator's story reveals more of Julia's past, and the tangled love affairs and financial snarls that tie these figures to each other illuminate not just Julia's absence, but our own human foibles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will be reminded of the propulsive mysteries of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, as much as the incisive literary works of Domenico Starnone, Michael Ondaatje, and Juan Gabriel Vásquez\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Rosenberg's translation gleams in every line, as we are lured deeper into the elusive world of \u003ci\u003eFog at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomás González\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1950 in Medellín, Colombia. He studied philosophy and worked in a Bogotá nightclub. The club's owner published \u003ci\u003e In the Beginning Was the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, in 1983. After twenty years living in New York and Miami, González returned to Colombia, where he now lives.His books are published in Spanish by Alfaguara. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from Spanish and Portuguese. Among her full-length translations are Tomás González's \u003ci\u003eDifficult Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, Inês Pedrosa's \u003ci\u003eIn Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, and Aura Xilonen's \u003ci\u003eThe Gringo Champion\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translation of Marcelo D'Salete's graphic novel \u003ci\u003eRun for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e won an Eisner Award. She holds an MFA in literary translation and an MA in Spanish from the University of Iowa, and she has been the recipient of awards and grants from the Fulbright Program, the American Literary Translators Association, among others.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 5.98 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725715378239,"sku":"9781953861887","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59331858255925a5cf8020a0f0c030fc.webp?v=1765107667","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fog-at-noon-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}