{"product_id":"the-impostor-paperback-5","title":"The Impostor - 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\u003eEdgard Telles Ribeiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim M. Hastings\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMargaret A. Neves\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo exquisite novellas on memory, perception, and shifting intimacies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Impostor,\" a man travels with his wife through Italy and recalls a family legend about an uncle who was swallowed by Mt. Vesuvius. Preoccupied by this mysterious event, he grapples with the fallibility of memory and the enigma of time. In \"Blue Butterflies of the Amazon,\" a matriarch, rendered mute and paralyzed by a stroke, defenselessly observes the shifting dynamics between her only son, his wife, and her husband while they play out their complex intimacies before her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the characters of \u003ci\u003eThe Impostor\u003c\/i\u003e wander between worlds and states of mind, Edgard Telles Ribeiro elucidates their situations in surprisingly inventive ways that explore devastating questions of reality, consciousness, and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrazilian writer \u003cb\u003eEdgard Telles Ribeiro\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen works of fiction including three books published in English: \u003ci\u003eI Would Have Loved Him, If I Had Not Killed Him\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHis Own Man\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Impostor\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press in June 2023). He studied cinema at University of California, Los Angeles, worked as film critic for several newspapers before becoming a career diplomat, and has received Brazil's most prestigious literary prizes, including the Jabuti Prize, Brazilian Academy of Letters Prize, and Brazilian PEN Club Prize. He lives in New York and Rio de Janeiro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47242404004089,"sku":"9781954276154","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UjhoTElWZjZYeDRYYzB1NERQTVZ2UT09_aaba6a40-5cfd-497f-b71f-6a198de4c69c.webp?v=1768585317","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-impostor-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}