{"product_id":"the-island-paperback-by-ana-maria-matute","title":"The Island Paperback by Ana María Matute","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\u003ePenguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2020-11-24)\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\u003e192\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780241374283\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e141.75\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.8 x 5.0 x 0.44\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e'This is an old and wicked island. An island of Phoenicians and merchants, of bloodsuckers and frauds'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpelled from her convent school for kicking the prioress, and abandoned  by her father when her mother dies, rebellious teenager Matia is sent  to live with her domineering grandmother on the island of Mallorca. In  the hot, oppressive stillness of an adolescent summer, she learns to  scheme with her cousin Borja, and finds herself increasingly drawn to  the strange outsider Manuel. But civil war has come to Spain, and it  will teach Matia about the adult world in ways she could not foresee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  powerful, lyrical coming-of-age novel depicts Mallorca as an enchanted  island, a lost Eden and a Never Land combined, where ancient hatreds and  present-day passions collide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'brilliant, devastating . . . every character is remarkable and captivating' \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'a feverish, dramatic brew . . . the style is intoxicating . . . it offers a unique view of a part of Spain usually overlooked by literature' \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003eBorn in Barcelona in 1925, Ana María Matute (d. 2014) began her career as a novelist in the late 1940s, quickly becoming established as one of the most significant literary voices of the Spanish post-war period. In spite of singularly harsh treatment by the Francoist censor - which described her as irreverent and immoral, banned her from engaging in journalistic activities, and forced her to alter or delay the publication of her writing for both adults and children - Matute's lyrical prose style and sensitive treatment of both conflict and childhood earned her both the Premio Nadal (for \u003ci\u003ePrimera memoria\u003c\/i\u003e) and Spain's National Prize for Literature in 1959, a rare seat in the Real Academia Española in 1996, and the Spanish-speaking world's most coveted literary prize, the Premio Cervantes, in 2010. She is, to date, one of only four female authors to have received it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Lonsdale is Associate Professor in Spanish at the University of Oxford and Fellow of The Queen's College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43216779346081,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780241374283","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9780241374283.jpg?v=1694728512","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-island-paperback-by-ana-maria-matute","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}