{"product_id":"the-endless-rose-9781628973174","title":"The Endless Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA disquieting, haunting work, \u003ci\u003eThe Endless Rose\u003c\/i\u003e begins when a one-legged woman's manuscript is accepted by a small publishing house consisting of two friends. Stunned and excited by her writing, they invite her to visit them in the south of Spain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hypnotic, gut-wrenching events that follow--revolving around a brutal murder mentioned in the book's first pages--are plunged into an atmosphere of dreams, violence, and bizarre coincidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaleno has managed to distill a mash of Michel Houellebecq (who figures as a character here), Roberto Bola o (\u003ci\u003eThe Endless Rose\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from a fictional novel mentioned in the Chilean's posthumous masterpiece), and Enrique Vila-Matas (whose technique of textured allusion Maleno has mastered) into a strange brew that is all his own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaleno, Carlos:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCarlos Maleno\u003c\/b\u003e is a short-story writer, novelist, and sales broker for a produce company in Almería, Spain, the place of his birth and his current residence. His debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (Dalkey, 2017), won Spain's Argaria Prize for Best Narrative Work in 2014. \u003ci\u003eThe Endless Rose\u003c\/i\u003e is his second and latest novel.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurtzke, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEric Kurtzke\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator and assistant editor at Dalkey Archive Press. His translation of Carlos Maleno's \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Sea\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize in 2018.","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856173633810,"sku":"9781628973174","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e423d3d-ef3c-4645-9714-2fec9fafe868.jpg?v=1737497989","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-endless-rose-9781628973174","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}