{"product_id":"variations-on-the-body-9781566896108","title":"Variations on the Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eA constellation of short stories illustrates the complex, interrelated lives of women in and around Bogot , Colombia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn six subtly connected vignettes, \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Body\u003c\/i\u003e explores the obsessions, desires, and idiosyncrasies of women and girls from every level of Colombian society. A former FARC guerilla fighter adjusts to urban life and faces the new violence of an editor co-opting her experiences. A woman documents a flea infestation with a catalog of the marks on her body. A child copes with anxiety about the adult world by concocting--and drinking--\"dirt juice\" every day in the garden. Combining humor, heartbreak, and unsettling violence, Ospina weaves a multifaceted picture of contemporary Bogot  in vibrant, gleaming prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather Cleary's translations include Betina Gonz?lez's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Delirium, \u003c\/i\u003e Roque Larraquy's \u003ci\u003eComemadre\u003c\/i\u003e (nominee, National Book Award for Translated Literature 2018), and Sergio Chejfec's \u003ci\u003eThe Planets \u003c\/i\u003e(finalist, Best Translated Book Award 2013) and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark \u003c\/i\u003e(nominee, National Translation Award 2014). A member of the Cedilla \u0026amp; Co. translation collective and a founding editor of the digital, bilingual \u003ci\u003eBuenos Aires Review, \u003c\/i\u003e she teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51176297857298,"sku":"9781566896108","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_304e8974-2644-4a25-9f3c-b4de38df04a5.jpg?v=1744298316","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/variations-on-the-body-9781566896108","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}