{"product_id":"the-divorce-9780811230933","title":"The Divorce","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Divorce\u003c\/em\u003e tells about a man who takes a vacation from Providence, R.I. in early December to avoid conflicts with his newly divorced wife and small daughter. He travels to Buenos Aires and there, one afternoon, he encounters a series of the most magical coincidences. While sitting at an outdoor café, absorbed in conversation with a talented video artist, a young man with a bicycle is thoroughly drenched by a downpour of water seemingly from rain caught the night before in the overhead awning. The video artist knows the cyclist, who knew a mad hermetic sculptor, whose family used to take the Hindu God Krishna for walks in the neighborhood. More meetings, more whimsical and clever stories continue to weave reality with the absurd until the final, brilliant, wonderful, cataclysmic ending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Patti:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, performer, visual artist, and author of the National Book Award-winning memoir \u003cem\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/em\u003e. She has twelve albums, has had numerous gallery shows, and continues to give concerts of her music and poetry. Her books include \u003cem\u003eEarly Work\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Coral Sea, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitt, Babel, Auguries of Innocence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWoolgathering, Land 250, Trois\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others. She lives in New York.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAira, César:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Nominated for a Neustadt award and the Man Booker International Prize, \u003cstrong\u003eCÉSAR AIRA\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. He has published at least one hundred books and recently created a limited edition, \"The Valise,\" for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrews, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The poet \u003cstrong\u003eCHRIS ANDREWS\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, where he is a member of the Writing and Society Research Centre. He has translated books by Roberto Bolano and César Aira for New Directions. He has won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize for his poetry and the Valle-Inclan Prize and the French-American Foundation Translation Prize for his translations.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626656469266,"sku":"9780811230933","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88d9f940-b284-4177-8c97-87fde704254a.jpg?v=1732664645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-divorce-9780811230933","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}