{"product_id":"problems-of-translation-jim-story-9780986238208","title":"Problems of Translation: Charlie's Comic, Terrifying, Romantic, Loopy Round-the-World Journey in Search of Linguistic Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"...\u003cstrong\u003eA MERRY, YEARLONG CHASE AROUND THE GLOBE\u003c\/strong\u003e....\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eExceptional\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edeftly crafted\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efrom beginning to end\u003c\/strong\u003e, ... an inherently \u003cstrong\u003efascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eunique\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003efunny\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ecompelling\u003c\/strong\u003e read ...\u003cstrong\u003every highly recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e....\"--\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A comic masterpiece\" \"Poignant\" \"Pretty much perfectly done\"and A Shelf Unbound 2015 Notable Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Abel Baker--short story writer and a \"most unlikely middle-aged hero\"--sets off around the world on a quest to see one of his short stories translated into ten different languages and back again into English, a sort of literary version of the old party game \"telephone. In Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia, China, India, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, and more, Charlie's round-the-world peregrinations are comical, romantic and, at times, hair-raising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProblems of Translation\u003c\/em\u003e is a cloak-and-dagger adventure, a love story, and a bracing ride for the language buff. Its naïve hero's quixotic mission will ultimately transform Charlie and those around him. And along the way, Charlie--lonely, divorced--comes to love and be loved by a generous, complicated woman, and at last to understand what drove him to undertake this journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho knew that literary translation could be so perilous? So romantic? So downright funny? \u003c\/strong\u003eA rousing hybrid and a great read, Problems of Translation is as stimulating as it is entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An insanely amusing adventure that has a deep love of language at its belly-shaking core.\"-Gary Shteyngart, author of \u003cem\u003eLittle Failure\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Super Sad True Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jim Story's name says it all: he was meant to be a writer...I hope everyone reads this book!\"-Hannah Tinti, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Thief\u003c\/em\u003e; editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eOne Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this comic masterpiece...we take a wild ride...through the underside of the literary world...as [Charlie] stumbles and careens into all kinds of trouble in and obsessive pursuit of hid Dream.\"-Robert Roth, author of \u003cem\u003eHealth Proxy\u003c\/em\u003e; editor, co-creator of \u003cem\u003eAnd Then\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating look at the issues of translation, publishing, and an unglamorous middle-age.\"-Edith Grossman, author of \u003cem\u003eWhy Translation Matters\u003c\/em\u003e; award-winning translator of Cervantes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Marvelous touches of...poignancy that don't...delay the progress of the story toward it's delectable conclusion...pretty much perfectly done.\"-Ron Story (no relation), Emeritus Professor, UMass Amherst; author of \u003cem\u003eJonathan Edwards and the Gospel of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0986238201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780986238208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Mile Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Jim Story","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46806954508543,"sku":"9780986238208","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eebb805f-ba10-44e0-a3a7-0ff17db7e74e.jpg?v=1745378161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/problems-of-translation-jim-story-9780986238208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}