{"product_id":"southerly-paperback-1","title":"Southerly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Consiglio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCherilyn Elston\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of an important battle, a colonel is visited in his tent by an indigenous woman with a message to pass on. A man sets about renovating the house of his childhood, and starts to feel that he might be rebuilding his own life in the process. At a private clinic to treat the morbidly obese, a caregiver has issues of her own...Jorge Consiglio presents a universe of seemingly unrelated tales, linked perhaps by a certain rhythm in the prose or the subtle dimensions of violence and perversion. These are stories of immigration, marginality, history, intimacy and obsession which are masterful and deeply touching. They each present their own distinctive view of the world through the lives of their respective characters - who are as dissimilar as they are complex - and the profound transformations they undergo. As reflections on the uncontrollable nature of life, as depictions of how even the most innocent detail can become a threat, these stories do not offer neat endings but rather remain open to the reader's sense of inquisitiveness.\u003cem\u003eSoutherly\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect introduction to what has been called 'the Consiglian logic of story-telling' (Cabezón Cámara), in which events don't always occur sequentially, and where the reader quickly learns to tiptoe between the tiniest of details, as if walking through a minefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJorge Consiglio\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Buenos Aires in 1962. He has published several novels including: \u003cem\u003eEl bien\u003c\/em\u003e (The Good, 2003; Award for Emerging Writers, Opera Prima, Spain), \u003cem\u003eGramática de la sombra\u003c\/em\u003e (Grammar of the Shadows, 2007; Third Municipal Prize for Novels), \u003cem\u003ePequeñas intenciones\u003c\/em\u003e (Small Intentions, 2011; Second National Prize for Novels, First Municipal Prize for Novels, re-published in 2019), \u003cem\u003eHospital Posadas\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), \u003cem\u003eTres Monedas\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), published by Charco as \u003cem\u003eFate\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eSodio\u003c\/em\u003e (2021). They have all been awarded prizes in Argentina and in Spain. He has also published three collections of short stories, including \u003cem\u003eVilla del Parque\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), published by Charco Press as \u003cem\u003eSoutherly\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), five books of poems and a book of essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCherilyn Elston\u003c\/strong\u003e is an academic and translator, who specialises in Latin American history and literature. She holds a doctorate in Latin American Studies from the University of Cambridge and is the author of \u003cem\u003eWomen's Writing in Colombia: An Alternative History\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). As the managing editor of \u003cem\u003ePalabras Errantes\u003c\/em\u003e, she has edited and published more than 150 translations of Latin American writers. She is a Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165048803463,"sku":"9781999722760","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9f7f037fc12a0f4b915115eba79f9559.webp?v=1733310553","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/southerly-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}