{"product_id":"vida-paperback-2","title":"Vida - 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\u003ePatricia Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh, accomplished, and fearless, \u003ci\u003eVida\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of Patricia Engel, a young author of immense talent and promise. \u003ci\u003eVida\u003c\/i\u003e follows a single narrator, Sabina, as she navigates her shifting identity as a daughter of the Colombian diaspora and struggles to find her place within and beyond the net of her strong, protective, but embattled family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Lucho,\" Sabina's family--already \"foreigners in a town of blancos\"--is shunned by the community when a relative commits an unspeakable act of violence, but she is in turn befriended by the town bad boy who has a secret of his own; in \"Desaliento,\" Sabina surrounds herself with other young drifters who spend their time looking for love and then fleeing from it--until reality catches up with one of them; and in \"Vida,\" the urgency of Sabina's self-imposed exile in Miami fades when she meets an enigmatic Colombian woman with a tragic past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatricia Engel maps landscapes both actual and interior in this stunning debut, and the constant throughout is Sabina--serious, witty, alternately cautious and reckless, open to transformation yet skeptical of its lasting power. Infused by a hard-won, edgy wisdom, \u003ci\u003eVida\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a sensational new literary voice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Engel's debut, \u003ci\u003eVida\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year, a finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Fiction Award, Young Lions Fiction Award, winner of a Florida Book Award and Independent Publisher Book Award, and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, and\u003ci\u003e L.A. Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Her award-winning fiction has appeared in\u003ci\u003e A Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Born to Colombian parents and raised in New Jersey, she is a graduate of New York University and earned her MFA at Florida International University. Patricia lives in Miami. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003epatriciaengel.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.34 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Florida Book Award (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hemingway Foundation\/PEN Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228933406969,"sku":"9780802170781","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cGpHbXVPdnRpd1BsSGhia2JqRTdHUT09.webp?v=1768296695","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/vida-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}