{"product_id":"translated-from-the-english-paperback","title":"Translated from the English - 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\u003eKathryn Rantala\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso by Kathryn Rantala \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the voice, the repetitions and the surprising turns, a sense of surprise, and in the end, a sense of community ... a moment of perception, the mind surprised by one thing then the next and next, consciousness experienced as language.\"\u003cbr\u003e-James McKean, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tree of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeadlong\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once evanescent as life itself and beautifully precise, these are remarkably fluid pieces [in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Little Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e] that have both the advantages of fiction and of prose poetry. They lull you, and then surprise you, moving subtly in unexpected directions.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Brian Evenson. author of \u003ci\u003eSong for the Unraveling of the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kathryn Rantala's short pieces [in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Little Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e] are marked by a quiet yet insistent tenacity, a precision of language and vision that make the tiniest details of this journey numinous and profound.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Dawn Raffel, author of \u003ci\u003eCarrying the Body\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFurther Adventures in the Restless Universe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Little Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, quiet scenes open with precise details and anecdotes then expand into unexpected vistas. Something as simple as a walk to a movie may dissolve into the void or open up to the whole earth, the whole universe. These stories are exponentially bigger than they look, and stun with stealthy grace.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Angela Woodward, author of \u003ci\u003eNatural Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The space around the images [in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEAST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, book two of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jack Gunter Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e] opens up landscapes . . . I want to get in my red car and drive east, over the Cascades, stay on I90 past the turnoff to Yakima, be in that space. And part of me feels as though I already have.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Joannie Stangeland, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Scene You See\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I flat out loved [\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Finnish Orchestra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e]. A must read for anyone with Finland in their history, for anyone who wants to discover an unknown land, for anyone who loves a fine romance on a cold winter night.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Rebecca Loudon, musician, author of \u003ci\u003eTarantella \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmelia Earhart's Letters\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Partial View Toward Nazareth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \"Prose? Oh, it is poetry I do think. Either that or a novella. In any event it's full of sentences that I wish were mine.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Bob Thurber, author of \u003ci\u003ePaperboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNothing But Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377636532531,"sku":"9798992458282","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/f5dCfsCtgO9798992458282.webp?v=1779326010","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/translated-from-the-english-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}