{"product_id":"the-invented-part-paperback","title":"The Invented Part - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodrigo Fresán\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWill Vanderhyden\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A kaleidoscopic, open-hearted, shamelessly polymathic storyteller, the kind who brings a blast of oxygen into the room.\"--Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn aging writer, disillusioned with the state of literary culture, attempts to disappear in the most cosmically dramatic manner: traveling to the Hadron Collider, merging with the God particle, and transforming into an omnipresent deity--a meta-writer--capable of rewriting reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith biting humor and a propulsive, contagious style, amid the accelerated particles of his characteristic obsessions--the writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the music of Pink Floyd and The Kinks, \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the links between great art and the lives of the artists who create it--Fresán takes us on a whirlwind tour of writers and muses, madness and genius, friendships, broken families, and alternate realities, exploring themes of childhood, loss, memory, aging, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from the scope of modern classics and the structural pyrotechnics of the postmodern masters, the Argentine once referred to as \"a pop Borges\" delivers a powerful defense of great literature, a celebration of reading and writing, of the invented parts--the stories we tell ourselves to give shape to our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodrigo Fresán\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books of fiction that together compose an expansive, interconnected fictional universe--a complex system of storylines, resonances, and self-reference that call to mind the works of David Foster Wallace, Thomas Pynchon, and Roberto Bolaño.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Vanderhyden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e received fellowships from the NEA and Lannan Foundation to work on \u003ci\u003eThe Invented Part\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodrigo Fresán\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eKensington Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMantra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bottom of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. His works incorporate many elements from science-fiction (Philip K. Dick in particular) alongside pop culture and literary references. According to Jonathan Lethem, \"he's a kaleidoscopic, open-hearted, shamelessly polymathic storyteller, the kind who brings a blast of oxygen into the room.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Vanderhyden\u003c\/b\u003e received an MA in Literary Translation from the University of Rochester. He has translated fiction by Carlos Labbé, Edgardo Cozarinsky, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Juan Marsé, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Rodrigo Fresán, and Elvio Gandolfo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 552\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695155679295,"sku":"9781940953564","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7b4602bb8e59b8727e7dac9c5e37c42d.webp?v=1765002832","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-invented-part-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}