{"product_id":"the-regal-lemon-tree-9781948830270","title":"The Regal Lemon Tree","description":"One of the late Juan Jos  Saer's most beloved novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Regal Lemon Tree\u003c\/i\u003e shows a master stylist at his best. Set during day and night of New Year's Eve--building up a barbecue that takes on ritual significance--the novel focuses on a couple in the north of Argentina who lost their only son eight years prior. Wenceslao spends the day with his extended family and his memories while his wife--truly paralyzed by grief--refuses to leave their island, which is home to an almost magical lemon tree that blossoms at all times of the year. With the recurring phrase, \"dawn breaks, and his eyes are already open,\" the novel takes on a dreamlike quality, manifesting the troubles the couple has suffered under with an eeriness that calls to mind the work of David Lynch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan José Saer\u003c\/b\u003e was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. The author of numerous novels and short-story collections (including \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Grande\u003c\/i\u003e), Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize in 1987 for \u003ci\u003eThe Event.\u003c\/i\u003e Six of his novels are available from Open Letter Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSergio Waisman has translated sever books of Latin American literature, including \u003ci\u003eThe Absent City\u003c\/i\u003e by Ricardo Piglia, for which he received an NEA Translation Fellowship Award in 2000. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLeaving\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in the U.S. in 2004 and in 2010 as \u003ci\u003eIrse\u003c\/i\u003e in Argentina. His latest translations are \u003ci\u003eTarget in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Piglia, \u003ci\u003eThe Underdogs\u003c\/i\u003e by Mariano Azuela, and \u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Spanish-American Modernismo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510585331986,"sku":"9781948830270","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6209e38e-847c-4968-95c6-5d288d0b24a0.jpg?v=1730929319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-regal-lemon-tree-9781948830270","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}