{"product_id":"multiple-choice-paperback","title":"Multiple Choice - 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\u003eAlejandro Zambra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMegan McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"brilliant, innovative, beautiful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) book from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eChilean Poet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dazzling . . . a work of parody, but also of poetry.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN, \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTHE IRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Latin America's new literary star\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), Alejandro Zambra is celebrated around the world for his strikingly original, slyly funny, daringly unconventional fiction. Now, at the height of his powers, Zambra returns with his most audaciously brilliant book yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the form of a standardized test, \u003ci\u003eMultiple Choice\u003c\/i\u003e invites the reader to respond to virtuoso language exercises and short narrative passages through multiple-choice questions that are thought-provoking, usually unanswerable, and often absurd. It offers a new kind of reading experience, one in which the reader participates directly in the creation of meaning, and the nature of storytelling itself is called into question. At once funny, poignant, and political, \u003ci\u003eMultiple Choice\u003c\/i\u003e is about love and family, authoritarianism and its legacies, and the conviction that, rather than learning to think for ourselves, we are trained to obey and repeat. Serious in its literary ambition and playful in its execution, it\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003econfirms Alejandro Zambra as one of the most important writers working in any language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER BY \u003ci\u003eTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e ELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eTHE HUFFINGTON POST, THE MILLIONS, VOX, LIT HUB, THE BBC, \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e AND PUREWOW\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Zambra\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eMy Documents\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and three previous novels: \u003ci\u003eWays of Going Home, The Private Lives of Trees, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBonsai\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into more than ten languages. He has received numerous prizes in Chile, including the Chilean Literary Critics' Award in 2007 and the National Book Council's award for best novel in 2007 and 2012, as well as international distinctions such as the Prince Claus Award in Holland. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. In 2010, he was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists. A 2015-2016 Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library, he divides his time between New York and Santiago, Chile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e is a Spanish language literary translator from Richmond, Kentucky. With the exception of \u003ci\u003eBonsai, \u003c\/i\u003eshe has translated all of Zambra's books. She lives in Santiago, Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227328332025,"sku":"9780143109198","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M1FxOUNXSkN1OEh0R0hVM0YwaHowQT09.webp?v=1768279489","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/multiple-choice-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}