{"product_id":"married-life-9781646054077","title":"Married Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this tragicomic satire of marriage from one of Mexico's most celebrated writers, a heartbroken and disillusioned wife sets out to remake her life after her husband's infidelity.\u003c\/b\u003eAs Nicoláaacute;s Lobato's success begins to elevate himself and his wife into the upper tier of Mexico's high society, his infidelities come to light, plunging his wife Jacqueline Cascorro into a carousel of flirtations and schemes that transform her quest for love and revenge into a veritable comedy of errors.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the last volume of his celebrated Carnival Triptych, Sergio Pitol exposes the pretensions of the upper class, the hypocrisy behind its feigned propriety, and marriage itself as a carefully staged farce in which ambition and desire masquerade as fidelity and passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSergio Pitol (1933-2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Mexican author, translator, and diplomat. Pitol studied law and literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In 1960, he joined the Mexican Foreign Service, serving as a cultural attaché in cities such as Rome, Belgrade, Warsaw, Paris, Beijing, Moscow, Prague, Budapest, and Barcelona. His works include novels, short stories, and essays, such as \u003cem\u003eMarried Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1991) and \u003cem\u003eEl arte de la fuga\u003c\/em\u003e (1996). He is considered one of Mexico's most important writers, winning the Cervantes Prize in 2005, the most esteemed literary prize in Hispanophone literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG.B. Henson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor and translator of Spanish literature. His translations include \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e by Sergio Pitol, \u003cem\u003eThe Cannibal Night\u003c\/em\u003e by Luis Jorge Boone and \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Artichoke\u003c\/em\u003e by Elena Poniatowska. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish Translation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Haber\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Florida. His debut novel, \u003cem\u003eReinhardt's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), was longlisted for the PEN\/Hemingway Award. His second novel, \u003cem\u003eSaint Sebastian's Abyss \u003c\/em\u003e(2022), was named a best book of 2022 by the New York Public Library and Literary Hub. His most recent novel, \u003cem\u003eLesser Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), was longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize. Most recently, Mark was appointed Visiting Professor at Freie Universität Berlin during the 2024\/2025 winter semester. Mark lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51721001402642,"sku":"9781646054077","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80b78f53-00ce-42e6-95cb-5508a50e2099.jpg?v=1762945765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/married-life-9781646054077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}