{"product_id":"simone-paperback-2","title":"Simone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEduardo Lalo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEduardo Lalo is one of the most vital and unique voices of Latin American literature, but his work is relatively little known in the English-speaking world. That changes now: this masterful translation of his most celebrated novel, \u003ci\u003eSimone\u003c\/i\u003e-which won the 2013 Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize-will introduce an English-language audience to this extraordinary literary talent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A tale of alienation, love, suspense, imagination, and literature set on the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico, \u003ci\u003eSimone\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a self-educated Chinese immigrant student courting (and stalking) a disillusioned, unnamed writer who is struggling to make a name for himself in a place that is not exactly a hotbed of literary fame. By turns solipsistic and political, romantic and dark, \u003ci\u003eSimone\u003c\/i\u003e begins with the writer's frustrated, satiric observations on his native city and the banal life of the university where he teaches-forces utterly at odds with the sensuality of his writing. But, as mysterious messages and literary clues begin to appear-scrawled on sidewalks and walls, inside volumes set out in bookstores, left on his answering machine and under his windshield wiper-\u003ci\u003eSimone\u003c\/i\u003e progresses into a cat-and-mouse game between the writer and his mystery stalker. When the eponymous Simone's identity is at last revealed, the writer finds in the life of this Chinese immigrant a plight not unlike his own. Traumatized and lonely, the pair moves towards bittersweet collaborations in passion, grief, and art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo Lalo\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, essayist, video artist, and photographer from Puerto Rico. He is the author of ten Spanish-language books, including \u003ci\u003eLa Inutilidad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Países Invisibles\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eEl Deseo del Lápiz\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDavid Frye\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in anthropology at the University of Michigan who translates both Spanish poetry and prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135263182983,"sku":"9780226207483","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5dcb05b35503650c7fe5502e8ed30f77_1bca582b-a0fe-4843-aecd-d1b4a1921ce1.webp?v=1732648166","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/simone-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}