{"product_id":"ischia-paperback-1","title":"Ischia - 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\u003eGisela Heffes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrady Wray\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIschia\u003c\/em\u003e is a portrait of an unnamed narrator and protagonist who, along with her friends, wanders through the margins of different cities, especially Buenos Aires, searching for something they don't know and seems unfathomable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intricate, gutsy, and raw novel, \u003cem\u003eIschia\u003c\/em\u003e is populated with outsiders who navigate the vicissitudes of life in Argentina and the world. Ischia, the first-person female narrator, is the youngest in a family of seven brothers and relates her experiences as she waits for a ride to the Argentine international airport. Told through the dizzying would-have-could-have of conditionals, \u003cem\u003eIschia\u003c\/em\u003e overlaps the past, present, and future of three young characters defined by lack of certainty or expectations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three lives unfold between disenchantment and humor, and the narration transports the readers into a universe of memories, desires, and dreams. The novel advances lyrically through themes both solemn and lighthearted, shaping the contours of imaginaries, hilarious, and sometimes even surreal experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGisela Heffes is a Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture as well as a writer, ecocritic, and public intellectual with a particular focus on literature, media, and the environment in Latin America. She is the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eSophie La Belle\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), the novel \u003ci\u003eCocodrilos en la noche\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and the bilingual poetry collection \u003ci\u003eEl cero móvil de su boca \/ The Zero Mobile of Its Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). She currently resides in Houston, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e Grady C. Wray teaches Latin American literature, Spanish, and Translation at the University of Oklahoma. He published the first bilingual critical edition of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz' Devotional Exercises. His translations of fiction and poetry include \u003ci\u003eThe Mobile Zero of Its Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e by Gisela Heffes (Katakana editores, 2020), \u003ci\u003e2323 Stratford Ave.\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcelo Rioseco (Valparaiso Editions USA, 2020), and \u003ci\u003eSeries 201\u003c\/i\u003e by Luisa Valenzuela (2017).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252831699193,"sku":"9781646052141","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z3BGU2s2a1NPNC9CYVZQN3h0NjZvdz09_8ee6891d-551d-4883-a5f1-0be31e32aa5c.webp?v=1768693627","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ischia-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}