{"product_id":"still-born-hardcover","title":"Still Born - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuadalupe Nettel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRosalind Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profound novel about motherhood, friendship, and the power of community from \"one of the leading lights in contemporary Latin American literature\" (Valeria Luiselli, author of \u003ci\u003eLost Children Archive\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura is so determined not to become a mother that she has taken the drastic decision to have her tubes tied. But when she announces this to her friend, she learns that Alina has made the opposite decision and is preparing to have a child of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlina's pregnancy shakes the women's lives, first creating distance and then a remarkable closeness between them. When Alina's daughter survives childbirth - after a diagnosis that predicted the opposite - and Laura becomes attached to her neighbor's son, both women are forced to reckon with the complexity of their emotions, their needs, and the needs of the people who are dependent upon them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn prose that is as gripping as it is insightful, Guadalupe Nettel explores maternal ambivalence with a surgeon's touch, carefully dissecting the contradictions that make up the lived experiences of women.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuadalupe Nettel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four international-award winning novels: \u003ci\u003eEl huésped\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Where I was Born\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Winter, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStill Born\u003c\/i\u003e; and three collections of short stories. Her work has been translated into more than ten languages and has appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. She currently lives in Mexico City where she's the director of the magazine \u003ci\u003eRevista de la Universidad de México\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker International Prize (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157202342023,"sku":"9781639730032","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/02bc75450200c717500f00c2c6dd4472.webp?v=1733249338","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/still-born-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}