{"product_id":"texas-the-great-theft-10th-anniversary-edition-9781646053537","title":"Texas: The Great Theft: 10th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary classic from award-winning author Carmen Boullosa, in the tradition of Juan Rulfo, Jorge Luis Borges and C?eacute;sar Aira, now available in a special Tenth Anniversary Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on the little-known 1859 Mexican invasion of the United States, \u003ci\u003eTexas: The Great Theft\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly imagined evocation of the volatile Tex-Mex borderland. Boullosa views border history through a new lens decentering US narratives, and her sympathetic portrayal of each of her wildly diverse characters-Mexican ranchers and Texas Rangers, Comanches and cowboys, German socialists and runaway slaves, Southern belles and dancehall girls--makes her storytelling tremendously powerful and absorbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Merve Emre, the Tenth Anniversary Edition of \u003ci\u003eTexas\u003c\/i\u003e sheds important historical light on current battles over the Mexican-American frontier while telling a gripping story with Boullosa's singular prose and formal innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Boullosa\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. She has published over a dozen novels, several of which have been published by Deep Vellum in English translation. Boullosa has received numerous prizes and honors, including a Guggenheim fellowship. Also a poet, playwright, essayist, and cultural critic, Boullosa is a Distinguished Lecturer at City College of New York, and her books have been translated into Italian, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian. Other novels translated into English include \u003ci\u003eBefore\u003c\/i\u003e (tr. Peter Bush, Deep Vellum, 2016), \u003ci\u003eHeavens On Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (tr. Shelby Vincent, Deep Vellum, 2017), \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Anna\u003c\/i\u003e (tr. Samantha Schnee, Coffee House Press, 2020) and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e (tr. Samantha Schnee, Deep Vellum, 2023). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Schnee\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding editor of Words Without Borders. Her translation of Boullosa's \u003ci\u003eTexas: The Great Theft\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the PEN America Translation Prize. She lives in Houston, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892347998482,"sku":"9781646053537","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f8a4853-d08d-4bcf-a772-682ff6a83e07.jpg?v=1738187757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/texas-the-great-theft-10th-anniversary-edition-9781646053537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}