{"product_id":"time-of-the-flies-9781913867867","title":"Time of the Flies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife after crime from the International Booker-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eElena Knows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years after killing her husband's lover, In?s is fresh out of prison and trying to put together a new life. Her old friend Manca is out now too, and they've started a business - FFF, or Females, Fumigation, and Flies - dedicated to pest control and private investigation, by women, for women. But Se?ora Bonar, one of their clients, wants In?s to do more than kill bugs - she wants her expertise, and her criminal past, to help her kill her husband's lover, too. Crimes against women versus crimes by women; culpability, fallibility, and our responsibilities to each other--this is Pi?eiro at her wry, earthy best, alive to all the ways we shape ourselves to be understandable, to be understood, by family and love and other hostile forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Buenos Aires in 1960, \u003cstrong\u003eClaudia Pi?eiro\u003c\/strong\u003e is a best-selling author, known internationally for her crime novels. She has won numerous national and international prizes, including the Pepe Carvalho Prize, the LiBeraturpreis for \u003cem\u003eElena Knows\u003c\/em\u003e and the prestigious Sor Juana In?s de la Cruz Prize for \u003cem\u003eLas grietas de Jara\u003c\/em\u003e (A Crack in the Wall). Many of her novels have been adapted for the big screen, including \u003cem\u003eElena Knows\u003c\/em\u003e (Netflix). Pi?eiro is the third most translated Argentinean author after Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cort?zar. She's also a playwright and scriptwriter (including popular Netflix series \u003cem\u003eThe Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e ). Her novel \u003cem\u003eElena Knows\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrances Riddle\u003c\/strong\u003e has translated numerous Spanish-language authors including Isabel Allende, Claudia Pi?eiro, Leila Guerriero, and Sara Gallardo. Her translation of \u003cem\u003eTheatre of War\u003c\/em\u003e by Andrea Jeftanovic was granted an English PEN Award in 2020. Her work has appeared in journals such as \u003cem\u003eGranta, Electric Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She holds a BA in Spanish Language Literature from Louisiana State University and an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Buenos Aires. In 2022, Frances' translation of \u003cem\u003eElena Knows\u003c\/em\u003e by Claudia Pi?eiro was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Originally from Houston, Texas she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878347575570,"sku":"9781913867867","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53d5c5a8-8769-4c9d-a7ff-71bd17febc11.jpg?v=1738294367","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/time-of-the-flies-9781913867867","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}