{"product_id":"rough-translations-paperback","title":"Rough Translations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Giles's engaging collection of stories was the winner not only of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction but also of the 1985 San Francisco Bay Area Book Reviewers Association (BABRA) Award for Fiction and the 1986 \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Fiction Award. Many of the stories in \u003ci\u003eRough Translations\u003c\/i\u003e have been anthologized and adapted for radio performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA master of the complexities of language, Molly Giles writes of the missed connections in life and of the rough translations that we employ when we try to convey, through words and gestures, what we are thinking and what we want from our loved ones.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Giles is a lecturer in the creative writing department at San Francisco State University. Her stories have appeared in \"Playgirl,\" \"Redbook,\" \"North American Review,\" \"New England Review,\" and \"Ascent,\" among other publications. She lives in Woodacre, California, with her three daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.64 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130424955015,"sku":"9780820323701","price":25.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ea9a1e2ec214064fc0601420fd9391b1.webp?v=1732610696","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rough-translations-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}