{"product_id":"scar-paperback-4","title":"Scar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Mesa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdriana Nodal-Tarafa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonia meets Knut in an online literary forum and begins a unique long-distance relationship with him that becomes obsessive and derailed by excess. While her feelings toward him shift between attraction and repulsion, she can't help but be fascinated by his unusual and perfectionist personality. He's an intelligent young man of her same age who lives outside of all social norm and courts her through sumptuous stolen gifts, which include any book she could ever dream of. Her need to create distance when Knut becomes too absorbing, but also her unending curiosity, and a yearning to live experiences beyond a predictable existence, lead Sonia to begin a secret double life in which she will be trapped for several years without a chance to wipe the slate clean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this unprecedented story, Sara Mesa's concise and electrifying style not only exposes the dynamics of a disquieting, imbalanced romantic relationship, it gives shape to an elegant, non-prescriptive reflection on consumer society and theft; power and submission; desire, guilt, and sexuality; fantasy as an alternative to intimacy; the vulnerability of childhood; and the formation of a budding writer. With \u003cem\u003eScar\u003c\/em\u003e, Sara Mesa consolidates herself as one of the most original literary voices of her generation. Published in 2015 in Spain and Latin America, \u003cem\u003eScar\u003c\/em\u003e has been highly praised by literary critics and will be translated into Italian and Dutch. It won the 2015 Ojo Critico award, from Spain's National Public Radio, for Spanish fiction authors under forty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSara Mesa\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of eight works of fiction, including \u003cem\u003eScar\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the Ojo Critico Prize), \u003cem\u003eFour by Four\u003c\/em\u003e (a finalist for the Herralde Prize), \u003cem\u003eAn Invisible Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the Premio M?laga de Novela), \u003cem\u003eAmong the Hedges, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBad Handwriting\u003c\/em\u003e. Her works have been translated into more than ten different languages, and she has been widely praised for her concise, sharp writing style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdriana Nodal-Tarafa\u003c\/strong\u003e lived in Mexico City and Miami during childhood and adolescence. She currently resides in Seattle. An ongoing career in technical translation and a passion for art have led her to pursue creative translation work in entertainment software, film, and literature. She is a graduate of University of Houston-Virginia and Dalkey Archive Press' Applied Literary Translation program, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with specialization certificates in Museum studies and Software localization from the University of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.35 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42292761165959,"sku":"9781628975734","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/62490ddd15729f057b60fd6b453175c8.webp?v=1738051831","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/scar-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}