{"product_id":"the-remainder-paperback","title":"The Remainder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlia Trabucco Zerán\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSophie Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFelipe and Iquela, two young friends in modern day Santiago, live in the legacy of Chile's dictatorship. Felipe prowls the streets counting dead bodies real and imagined, aspiring to a perfect number that might offer closure. Iquela and Paloma, an old acquaintance from Iquela's childhood, search for a way to reconcile their fragile lives with their parents' violent militant past. The body of Paloma's mother gets lost in transit, sending the three on a pisco-fueled journey up the cordillera as they confront the pain that stretches across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlia Trabucco Zerán was born in Chile in 1983. She holds an MFA in creative writing in Spanish from New York University and a PhD in Latin American Studies from University College London. \u003cem\u003eLa Resta\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Remainder\u003c\/em\u003e) was chosen by \u003cem\u003eEl País\u003c\/em\u003e as one of its top ten debuts of 2015 and was granted a Best Literary Work Award from the Chilean Council for the Arts. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eLas homicidas, \u003c\/em\u003e a non-fiction book about women who kill.\u003c\/p\u003e Sophie Hughes is an award-winning translator from Spanish. She has been the recipient of an American PEN\/Heim Translation Fund grant, and in 2018 she was announced as one of the Arts Foundation 25th anniversary fellows for her contribution to the field of literary translation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker International Prize (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701329727551,"sku":"9781566895507","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d8accbcfba01c3190e7d1f5cb7a78011.webp?v=1765020237","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-remainder-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}