{"product_id":"trout-belly-up-9781916465619","title":"Trout Belly Up","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn seven interconnected short stories, the Guatemalan countryside is ever-present: a place of timeless peace, and the site of sudden violence. Don Henrik, a good man struck time and again by misfortune, confronts the crude realities of farming life, family obligation, and the intrusions of merciless entrepreneurs, hitmen, drug dealers, and fallen angels, all wanting their piece of the pie. Told with precision and a stark beauty, \u003cem\u003eTrout, Belly Up\u003c\/em\u003e is a beguiling, disturbing ensemble of moments set in the heart of a rural landscape in a country where brutality is never far from the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered to be one of the most prominent names among the new generation of Guatemalan writers, \u003cstrong\u003eRodrigo Fuentes\u003c\/strong\u003e (1984) won the Car?tula Central American Short Story Prize (2014) as well as the Juegos Florales of Quetzaltenango Short Story Prize (2008). He is the co-founder and editor of the magazine \u003cem\u003eSuelta\u003c\/em\u003e and of the digital publishing house and literary journal \u003cem\u003eTraviesa\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrout, Belly Up\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the 2018 Premio Hispanoamericano de Cuento Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, the most prestigious prize awarded to short-story writers in Latin America. It has been published in Guatemala, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia, as well as in France. Rodrigo currently lectures at the College of the Holy Cross in the United States, and lives between Providence and Guatemala. This is his first book to appear in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, editor, and literary translator from Spanish. Her recent and forthcoming translations include \u003cem\u003eThe Remains\u003c\/em\u003e by Margo Glantz (shortlisted for the Warwick Prize of Women in Translation), \u003cem\u003eCubanthropy\u003c\/em\u003e by Iv?n de la Nuez, \u003cem\u003eThe Forgery\u003c\/em\u003e by Ave Barrera (co-translated with Robin Myers), and \u003cem\u003eNancy\u003c\/em\u003e by Bruno Lloret. Her monograph, \u003cem\u003eLiterature in Motion: Translating Multilingualism Across the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e is published by Columbia University Press (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857065808146,"sku":"9781916465619","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dbdad1e3-0f49-45b7-857e-6f5090315d5b.jpg?v=1737520160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/trout-belly-up-9781916465619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}