{"product_id":"august-paperback","title":"August - 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\u003eRomina Paula\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Croft\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling home to rural Patagonia, a young woman grapples with herself as she makes the journey to scatter the ashes of her friend Andrea. Twenty-one-year-old Emilia might still be living, but she's jaded by her studies and discontent with her boyfriend, and apathetic toward the idea of moving on. Despite the admiration she receives for having relocated to Buenos Aires, in reality, cosmopolitanism and a career seem like empty scams. Instead, she finds her life pathetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce home, Emilia stays with Andrea's parents, wearing the dead girl's clothes, sleeping in her bed, and befriending her cat. Her life put on hold, she loses herself to days wondering how if what had happened--leaving an ex, leaving Patagonia, Andrea leaving her--hadn't happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a reverse coming-of-age story and a tangled homecoming tale, this frank confession to a deceased confidante. A keen portrait of a young generation stagnating in an increasingly globalized Argentina, \u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e considers the banality of life against the sudden changes that accompany death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomina Paula\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most interesting figures under forty currently active on the Argentine literary scene: a playwright, novelist, director, and actor. This is her first book to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Croft\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, translator, and critic. She is the recipient of Fulbright, PEN, and National Endowment for the Arts grants, as well as the Michael Henry Heim Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomina Paula\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most interesting figures under forty currently active on the Argentine literary scene: a playwright, novelist, director, and actor. Her two novels to date (\u003ci\u003e¿Vos me querés a mí?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAgosto\u003c\/i\u003e) have enjoyed extraordinary popularity and critical acclaim. The plays she has written and directed (including \u003ci\u003eEl tiempo todo entero\u003c\/i\u003e, based on \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFauna\u003c\/i\u003e) have been positively reviewed in every major publication in Argentina. As an actress, Paula appeared in Santiago Mitre's 2011 \u003ci\u003eThe Student\u003c\/i\u003e, Gustavo Taretto's 2011 \u003ci\u003eSidewalls\u003c\/i\u003e, Matías Piñeiro's 2009 \u003ci\u003eThey All Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his 2014 \u003ci\u003eThe Princess of France\u003c\/i\u003e, which played at the 2015 Chicago International Film Festival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Croft\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of Fulbright, PEN, and National Endowment for the Arts grants, as well as the Michael Henry Heim Prize. Her translations from Polish, Spanish, and Ukrainian have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She holds a PhD from Northwestern University and an MFA from the University of Iowa. She is a founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Buenos Aires Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247278768377,"sku":"9781558614307","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NHFLYnp4UmFFelQwMUVLajdXMUlKZz09.webp?v=1768621346","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/august-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}