{"product_id":"the-winterlings-paperback","title":"The Winterlings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Sánchez-Andrade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSamuel Rutter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Cristina-S nchez-Andrade is, simply, one of the best writers in Spain. Her language is vastly rich. A memorable narration. A flawless and unusual novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eEl Correo Gallego\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGalicia, Spain's northwest region, in the 1950s. After a childhood in exile, two sisters return to their grandfather's cottage for the first time since his shocking murder during the civil war. \"The Winterlings\" try to keep their dark secrets buried and carve out a peaceful existence in Tierra de Ch , an idyllic village host to a cast of grotesque but charming characters: a powerful psychic, a madman who believes he is a bus, a woman who refuses to die and the obese priest who heaves up a steep hill each day to give her last rites, a cross-dressing dentist who plants the teeth of the deceased in his patients' mouths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTension mounts when the sisters, once united by their passion for Hollywood cinema, compete for the chance to stand in for Ava Gardner in the nearby filming of \u003ci\u003ePandora and the Flying Dutchman\u003c\/i\u003e. Meanwhile, a mutual suspicion develops between the mysterious sisters and the eccentric villagers: Why have the women returned, and what are they hiding? What perverse business arrangement did the townspeople make with their grandfather, and why won't they speak of his death? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnchanting as a spell, \u003ci\u003eThe Winterlings\u003c\/i\u003e blends Spanish oral tradition, Latin American magic realism, and the American gothic fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Shirley Jackson into an intoxicating story of romance, violent history, and the mysterious forces that move us. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina Sánchez-Andrade\u003c\/b\u003e (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1968) is the author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eYa no pisa la tierra tu rey (Your King No Longer Walks this Earth)\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Guadalajara International Book Fair's prestigious Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz literary prize in 2005, and \u003ci\u003eLas Inviernas \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Winterlings)\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Herralde Novel Prize in 2013. Her work has been translated into English, Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Russian. She lives in Madrid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Rutter \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and translator from Melbourne, Australia. His work can be found in journals such as Overland and Meanjin and his translation of Cristina Sánchez-Andrade's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Winterlings\u003c\/i\u003e received a PEN Translates grant in 2015. With a special interest in the fiction of the Cono Sur region of Latin America, he has translated contemporary authors including Hernán Ronsino, Matías Celedón, Carlos Labbé, and Selva Almada. Currently a PhD candidate in Spanish at the University of Melbourne, in 2016 he will undertake an MFA in Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University.\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 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736011313215,"sku":"9781632061096","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/16fd23e03c8b1d6c25358a68074a03d6.webp?v=1765145427","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-winterlings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}