{"product_id":"a-practical-guide-to-levitation-paperback-by-jose-eduardo-agualusa","title":"A Practical Guide to Levitation Paperback by José' Eduardo Agualusa","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eArchipelago\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2023-08-08)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781953861627\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e266.49\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e6.52 x 5.61 x 0.71\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous collection of dryly humorous stories that revel in the surreal and fantastic, from the pen of José Eduardo Agualusa, winner of the International Dublin Literary Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of Haruki Murakami, Julio Cortázar, and Namwali Serpell’s \u003ci\u003eThe Old Drift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVividly translated into English for the first time by long-time Agualusa collaborator Daniel Hahn, the jewel-like tales gathered in this collection are an exuberant celebration of story-telling in all its various forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the sands of Itamaracá, an old fisherman dreams of fish: shad in the morning, when the water’s smooth and silvery, the Atlantic tarpon after it rains, and a jack when the sea goes blue. Elsewhere, Borges sulks away in a plantation of neverending banana tree, and the president of the United States wakes from a coma speaking only Portuguese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith “the lyrical experimentalism and unabashed weirdness of the surrealist” (\u003ci\u003eThe Arts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e), Agualusa\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffers a sly wink to the fictional quality inherent in all narratives, whether they’re fishermen’s tales, national histories, or the stories we tell ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Eduardo Agualusa\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the leading voices in Angola and the Portuguese language today. Also available in English are \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Portuguese Grand Prize for Literature; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chameleons\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2007; \u003ci\u003eA General Theory of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand won the International Dublin Literary Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Society of Reluctant Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Father’s Wives\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRainy Season\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, Agualusa was awarded the most important literary prize in Angola, the Angolan National Prize for Culture and Arts. His novel \u003ci\u003eOs Vivos e os Outros\u003c\/i\u003e, also forthcoming from Archipelago, won the 2021 Portuguese PEN Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, editor, and translator. He is the author of several works of non-fiction, including the history book \u003ci\u003eThe Tower Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Children's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of reading guides for children and teenagers. His translations (from Portuguese, Spanish, and French) include fiction from Africa, Europe, and Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45441216512161,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781953861627","price":27.55,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781953861627.jpg?v=1764189567","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/a-practical-guide-to-levitation-paperback-by-jose-eduardo-agualusa","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}