{"product_id":"the-jacarandas-whisper-paperback-1","title":"The Jacarandas Whisper - 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\u003eAlberto Ruy-Sánchez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRhonda Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Jacarandas Whisper pays homage to the amazing jacaranda trees that transform Mexico City into a purple spectacle heralding the arrival of spring.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMexican writer Alberto Ruy Sánchez adds yet another \"secret garden\" to his opus of wonder. \u003ci\u003eThe Jacarandas Whisper\u003c\/i\u003e is carefully structured into six sections of lyrical poems that reflect upon the paradoxical nature of the jacaranda trees, their immortal yet transient character, their origin myths, their multicultural history of migration, and the lessons they offer on the human condition. The book closes with a final \"Resounding Coda\" that celebrates the jacaranda's power of communication: \"She whispers things when silent, \/ and says even more if you listen.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlberto Ruy-Sánchez\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and editor who has authored thirty-two books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. His works have been translated into fifteen languages. He has received international acclaim for Quinteto de Mogador, a series of five novels that explore the many facets of desire while extending a cultural bridge between his native Mexico and Morocco. His previously translated works in English include \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Gardens of Mogador: Voices of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRhonda Dahl Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emerita of Spanish at the University of Louisville, translations of Ruy Sánchez's novels earned her a 2006 NEA fellowship and were published by White Pine Press. Her other published translations include works by the Argentine authors Mempo Giardinelli, Tununa Mercado, Ana María Shua, and Perla Suez, and the Spanish poet Fernando Operé.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353723093241,"sku":"9781945680847","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ilw68dW8-j9781945680847_6e87c409-5e24-4583-9bd2-3cab42505809.webp?v=1769828419","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-jacarandas-whisper-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}