{"product_id":"the-forgery-paperback","title":"The Forgery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAve Barrera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEllen Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobin Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn artist races to finish his forgery of a masterpiece while held captive in surreal, menacing splendor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Federico Burgos is a failed painter turned forger trapped in surreal, an architectural masterpiece hidden behind high walls, an impish vagabond, and some very resourceful, very intimidating twins--\u003cem\u003eForgery\u003c\/em\u003e pays homage to greats like Juan Rulfo and Luis Barragán, traversing late 20th Century Guadalajara with the exuberance and eccentricity of an 18th Century picaresque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAve Barrera\u003c\/strong\u003e (Guadalajara, Mexico, 1980) is a writer and editor. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003ePuertas demasiado pequeñas\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) won the Sergio Galindo Award and was published by Charco Press under the title \u003cem\u003eThe Forgery\u003c\/em\u003e (2022). Her second novel, \u003cem\u003eRestoration, \u003c\/em\u003e won the 2018 Lipp Prize. Ave has also published short stories and essays in anthologies and electronic media. Since 2019 she coordinates the Vindictas Collection for the National University of Mexico. In 2023 she received a grant from the Kislak Foundation for a writing residency at the University of Florida, USA. Her new novel is \u003cem\u003eNotas desde el interior de la ballena\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eNotes from Inside the Whale\u003c\/em\u003e ).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, editor, and translator from Spanish. Her recent translations include \u003cem\u003eBeyond Mestizaje: Contemporary Debates on Race in Mexico\u003c\/em\u003e edited by Tania Islas Weinstein and Milena Ang (2024), \u003cem\u003eCubanthropy\u003c\/em\u003e by Iván de la Nuez (2023) and \u003cem\u003eThe Remains\u003c\/em\u003e by Margo Glantz (shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2023). Her monograph, \u003cem\u003eLiterature in Motion: Translating Multilingualism Across the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2022. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eLitro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlug\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobin Myers\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, translator, essayist, and 2023 NEA Translation Fellow. Recent translations include \u003cem\u003eWhat Comes Back\u003c\/em\u003e by Javier Peñalosa M.; \u003cem\u003eThe Brush\u003c\/em\u003e by Eliana Hernández-Pachón; and \u003cem\u003eA Whale is a Country\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn Vitro, \u003c\/em\u003e both by Isabel Zapata. Her poems have appeared in \u003cem\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYale Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Drift\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry London, \u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere; her essays, in \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLatin American Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 173\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53654392996147,"sku":"9781913867157","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZaGokMm2sd9781913867157.webp?v=1784003509","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-forgery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}