{"product_id":"the-polish-boxer-paperback","title":"The Polish Boxer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEduardo Halfon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOllie Brock\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eThomas Bunstead\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe nomadic odyssey of Eduardo Halfon begins as he searches for his roots and information about his Polish grandfather's imprisonment at Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice * International Latino Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Polish Boxer\u003c\/i\u003e covers a vast landscape of human experience while enfolding a search for origins: a grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather's past and the story behind his numbered tattoo; a Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbidden heritage; a Mayan poet is torn between his studies and filial obligations; a striking young Israeli woman seeks answers in Central America; a university professor yearns for knowledge that he can't find in books and discovers something unexpected at a Mark Twain conference. Drawn to what lies beyond the range of reason, they all reach for the beautiful and fleeting, whether through humor, music, poetry, or unspoken words. Across his encounters with each of them, the narrator--a Guatemalan literature professor and writer named Eduardo Halfon--pursues his most enigmatic subject: himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMapping the geography of identity in a world scarred by a legacy of violence and exile, \u003ci\u003eThe Polish Boxer\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a major new Latin American voice in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo Halfon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Polish Boxer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonastery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMourning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCanción\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the Guatemalan National Prize in Literature, Roger Caillois Prize, José María de Pereda Prize for the Short Novel, International Latino Book Award, and Edward Lewis Wallant Award, among other honors. A citizen of Guatemala and Spain, Halfon was born in Guatemala City, attended school in Florida and North Carolina, and has lived in Nebraska, Spain, Paris, and Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165325463687,"sku":"9781934137536","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bffc1e5492236f596f724a14b07f2e99.webp?v=1733312742","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-polish-boxer-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}