{"product_id":"the-delivery-9781913867690","title":"The Delivery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFish Soup\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, a wickedly self-aware novel of family, memory, and possibility just this side of the uncanny.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tolerable, ordinary life: an adequate, if boring, freelance job; reliably irritating video calls with your sister; half-hearted plans for the future (a writing residency, a child); and, in the middle of your half-furnished apartment, an enormous crate. Unopened, delivered days ago, and getting in the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Delivery\u003c\/em\u003e, what's inside is your estranged mother, and her arrival brings to a head the tentative motions you've made to examine the past and the subtle fissures in the life you've built. Semi-ordinary happenings take on an otherworldly cast when you look at them sideways, but nothing is stranger, in this place far from home, than the tenuous bonds of family that hold us together, or don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargarita García Robayo\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1980 in Cartagena, Colombia, and now lives in Buenos Aires where she teaches creative writing and works as a journalist and scriptwriter. She is the author of several novels, including \u003cem\u003eHasta que pase un huracán\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eWaiting for a Hurricane\u003c\/em\u003e ) and \u003cem\u003eEducación Sexual\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSexual Education\u003c\/em\u003e, both included in \u003cem\u003eFish Soup\u003c\/em\u003e ), \u003cem\u003eHoliday Heart, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLo que no aprendí\u003c\/em\u003e (The Things I have Not Learnt). She is also the author of a book of autobiographical essays \u003cem\u003ePrimera Persona (First Person, \u003c\/em\u003e forthcoming with Charco Press) and several collections of short stories, including \u003cem\u003eWorse Things\u003c\/em\u003e, which obtained the prestigious Casa de las Américas Prize in 2014 (also included in \u003cem\u003eFish Soup\u003c\/em\u003e ). \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDelivery\u003c\/em\u003e is her third book to appear in English after the very successful \u003cem\u003eFish Soup\u003c\/em\u003e (selected by the TLS as one of the best fiction titles of 2018) and \u003cem\u003eHoliday Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (Winner of the English PEN Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMegan McDowell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a literary translator focusing on contemporary Latin American authors. Her translations include works by Alejandro Zambra, Samanta Schweblin, Mariana Enriquez, Lina Meruane, and Diego Zuñiga. Her short story translations have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Her translation of Alejandro Zambra's \u003cem\u003eWays of Going Home\u003c\/em\u003e won an English PEN Translates award (2013), and her English version of \u003cem\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/em\u003e by Samanta Schweblin was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. She has been awarded residencies by the Banff International Translation Centre (Canada), Looren Translation House (Switzerland) and Art Omi (USA). She currently lives in Santiago, Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615036641554,"sku":"9781913867690","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60cc3591-d475-4556-adcb-361944ab4b06.jpg?v=1732473124","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-delivery-9781913867690","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}