{"product_id":"learning-to-lose-paperback","title":"Learning to Lose - 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\u003eDavid Trueba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMara Faye Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Sylvia's sixteenth birthday, and her life as an adult is about to begin--not with the party she had been planning, but with a car accident and a broken leg. Behind the wheel is a talented young soccer player, just arrived from Buenos Aires and set for stardom on and off the field. As their destinies collide and a young romance is set in motion, across town, Sylvia's father and grandfather are finding their own lives suddenly derailed by a violent murder and a secret affair with a prostitute. \u003cbr\u003eSet against the maze of Madrid's congested and contested streets, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Lose \u003c\/i\u003efollows these four individuals as they swerve off course in unexpected directions. Each of them is dodging guilt and the fear of failure, but their shared search for happiness, love, purity, redemption, and, above all, a way to survive, forms a taut narrative web that binds the characters together. \u003cbr\u003eFrom one of Spain's most celebrated contemporary writers, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Lose \u003c\/i\u003eis a lucid and gripping view into the complexities of lives overturned and into the capriciousness of modern life, with its intoxicating highs and devastating lows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Trueba \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Madrid in 1969 and has been successful both as a novelist and as a screenwriter. \u003ci\u003eLa buena vida\u003c\/i\u003e was his widely acclaimed debut as a film director and was followed by \u003ci\u003eObra maestra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSoldados de Salamina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBienvenido a casa\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa silla de\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFernando\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of two previous novels, \u003ci\u003eCuatro amigos \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAbierto toda la noche\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLearning to Lose \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Critics Award in 2009 and marks Trueba's English-language debut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMara Faye Lethem \u003c\/b\u003eis the translator of Spanish and Catalan authors such as \u003cbr\u003eAlbert Sánchez Piñol, Juan Marsé, Javier Calvo, Jorge Semprún, and Pablo DeSantis. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she has lived in Barcelona since 2003.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.59 x 8.22 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157972320319,"sku":"9781590513224","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4wDJ2MsbuH9781590513224.webp?v=1776985847","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/learning-to-lose-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}