{"product_id":"the-right-intention-9781945492068","title":"The Right Intention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Barba is a master of the novella . . . A gorgeous, fully realized collection.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing is simple for the men and women in Andr?s Barba's stories. As they go about their lives, they are each tested by a single, destructive obsession. A runner puts his marriage at risk while training for a marathon; a teenager can no longer stand the sight of meat following her parents' divorce; a man suddenly fixates on the age difference between him and his younger male lover. In four tightly wound novellas, Andr?s Barba establishes himself as a master of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndr?s Barba\u003c\/b\u003e is the one the most lauded contemporary Spanish writers. He is the author of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eAugust, October\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRain Over Madrid\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to literary fiction, he has written essays, poems, books of photography, and translations of Thomas De Quincey and Herman Melville. His books have been translated into ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Dillman\u003c\/b\u003e won the 2016 Best Translated Book Award for her translation of Yuri Herrera's \u003ci\u003eSigns Preceding the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. She translates from Spanish and Catalan and teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eANDR?S BARBA first became known in 2001 when his novel \u003ci\u003eLa hermana de Katia\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Herralde Prize, was published to considerable public and critical acclaim. It was followed by \u003ci\u003eAhora tocad m?sica de baile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVersiones de Teresa\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Torrente Ballester award, and \u003ci\u003eAgosto, octubre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMuerte de un caballo\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the 2011 Juan March short novel award, \u003ci\u003eHa dejado de llover\u003c\/i\u003e, and his latest work, \u003ci\u003eEn presencia de un payaso\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLISA DILLMAN translates from Spanish and Catalan and teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University. Some of her recent translations include \u003ci\u003eSigns Preceding the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, by Yuri Herrera, which won the 2016 Best Translated Book Award; \u003ci\u003eSuch Small Hands\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRain Over Madrid\u003c\/i\u003e, by Andr?s Barba; \u003ci\u003eMonastery\u003c\/i\u003e, co-translated with Daniel Hahn, by Eduardo Halfon; and \u003ci\u003eSalting the Wound\u003c\/i\u003e, by V?ctor del ?rbol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857306784018,"sku":"9781945492068","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cc62f39-5cc4-4c80-8ced-2995a0a614e7.jpg?v=1737527525","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-right-intention-9781945492068","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}