{"product_id":"la-grande-juan-jos-saer-9781934824214","title":"La Grande","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A cerebral explorer of the problems of narrative in the wake of Joyce and Woolf, of Borges, of Rulfo and Arlt, Saer is also a stunning poet of place.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaer's final novel, La Grande, is the grand culmination of his life's work, bringing together themes and characters explored throughout his career, yet presenting them in a way that is beautifully unique, and a wonderful entry-point to his literary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between past and present, \u003ci\u003eLa Grande\u003c\/i\u003e centers around two related stories: that of Gutiérrez, his sudden departure from Argentina 30 years before, and his equally mysterious return; and that of \"precisionism,\" a literary movement founded by a rather dangerous fraud. Dozens of characters populate these storylines, including Nula, the wine salesman, ladies' man, and part-time philosopher; Lucía, the woman he's lusted after for years; and Tomatis, a journalist whom Saer fans have encountered many times before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in Saer's trademark style, this lyrically gorgeous book--which touches on politics, artistic beliefs, illicit love affairs, and everything else that makes up life--ends with one of the greatest lines in all of literature: \"With the rain came the fall, and with the fall, the time of the wine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan José Saer\u003c\/b\u003e (1937-2005), born in Santa Fé, Argentina, was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. In 1968, he moved to Paris and taught literature at the University of Rennes. The author of numerous novels and short-story collections (including \u003ci\u003eSixty-Five Years of Washington, Scars, The One Before, The Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, all being published by Open Letter), Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize in 1987 for \u003ci\u003eThe Event.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Dolph\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eCalque\u003c\/i\u003e, a journal of literature in translation. His translation of Saer's Scars was a finalist for the 2012 Best Translated Book Award. He lives in Philadelphia where he spends his summers rooting for the Phillies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan José Saer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934824216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934824214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.53w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Best Translated Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2014 pg. 47","brand":"Juan José Saer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173310558463,"sku":"9781934824214","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c77888d-2a93-4034-9724-28c4f1018ff7.jpg?v=1689792116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-grande-juan-jos-saer-9781934824214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}