{"product_id":"southerly-paperback-1","title":"Southerly - 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\u003eJorge Consiglio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort stories of subtle menace and Lydia Davis-esque humor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of an important battle, a colonel is visited in his tent by an indigenous woman with a message to pass on. A man sets about renovating the house of his childhood, and starts to feel that he might be rebuilding his own life in the process. At a private clinic to treat the morbidly obese, a caregiver has issues of her own...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of immigration, marginality, history, intimacy and obsession. They each present their own distinctive view of the world through the lives of their respective characters - who are as dissimilar as they are complex - and the profound transformations they undergo. As reflections on the uncontrollable nature of life, as depictions of how even the most innocent detail can become a threat, these stories do not offer neat endings but rather remain open to the reader's sense of inquisitiveness.\u003cem\u003eSoutherly\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect introduction to what has been called 'the Consiglian logic of story-telling' (Cabezón Cámara), in which events don't always occur sequentially, and where the reader quickly learns to tiptoe between the tiniest of details, as if walking through a minefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJorge Consiglio\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Buenos Aires in 1962. He has published several novels including: \u003cem\u003eEl bien\u003c\/em\u003e (The Good, 2003; Award for Emerging Writers, Opera Prima, Spain), \u003cem\u003eGramática de la sombra\u003c\/em\u003e (Grammar of the Shadows, 2007; Third Municipal Prize for Novels), \u003cem\u003ePequeñas intenciones\u003c\/em\u003e (Small Intentions, 2011; Second National Prize for Novels, First Municipal Prize for Novels, re-published in 2019), \u003cem\u003eHospital Posadas\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), \u003cem\u003eTres Monedas\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), published by Charco as \u003cem\u003eFate\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eSodio\u003c\/em\u003e (2021). They have all been awarded prizes in Argentina and in Spain. He has also published three collections of short stories, including \u003cem\u003eVilla del Parque\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), published by Charco Press as \u003cem\u003eSoutherly\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), five books of poems and a book of essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47242198941945,"sku":"9781913867577","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dWRNYzQ1T2FUd2xJUnFtNnZVSVl5Zz09_1fe8459b-0cdb-4b37-933e-fe7d608ff74c.webp?v=1768585074","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/southerly-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}