{"product_id":"the-names-of-the-things-that-were-there-stories-9781635420760","title":"The Names of the Things That Were There: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of the best short stories by the author of the unforgettable novel \u003ci\u003eThe Postman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the stories in this book is an extraordinary piece of literature. Love, youth, desire, and freedom, coupled with versatile prose, sensitivity, and a subtle irony that sometimes morphs into dark humor, confirm Antonio Skármeta's position as one of the greatest storytellers in contemporary literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuan Villoro has selected and written a prologue for this collection, originally published in five books that influenced an entire generation of writers and brought about a renewal of Latin American prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonio Skármeta \u003c\/b\u003eis a Chilean author who wrote the novel that inspired the 1994 Academy Award-winning movie, \u003ci\u003eIl Postino: The Postman\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has received dozens of awards and has been translated into nearly thirty languages. In 2011 his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Days of the Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2013)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the prestigious Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa. His play \u003ci\u003eEl Plebiscito \u003c\/i\u003ewas the basis for the Oscar-nominated film \u003ci\u003eNo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator of prose and poetry from Spanish. He is the recipient of a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grant and a Banff International Literary Translation Centre fellowship. His translation of Jeannette Clariond's \u003ci\u003eImage of Absence\u003c\/i\u003e won the International Latino Book Award for Best Nonfiction Book Translation from Spanish to English. Bauer teaches creative writing and comparative literature at Texas Tech University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727202685202,"sku":"9781635420760","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db865d3b-c886-4940-8c56-f1903afe1bf6.jpg?v=1734896093","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-names-of-the-things-that-were-there-stories-9781635420760","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}