{"product_id":"sudden-fiction-latino-robert-shapard-9780393336450","title":"Sudden Fiction Latino: Short-Short Stories from the United States and Latin America","description":"Following on the success of the \u003cem\u003eFlash Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSudden Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e series, Robert Shapard and James Thomas join with Ray Gonzalez in selecting works that each present a complete story in less than 1,500 words. Luisa Valenzuela, one of Latin America's most lauded writers, provides the introduction. Readers will delight in finding stars such as Junot D僘z, Sandra Cisneros, and Roberto Bolano alongside recognized masters like Gabriel Garc僘 M疵quez, Isabel Allende, and Jorge Luis Borges. They will discover work from Andrea Saenz, Daniel Alarc, and Alicita Rodriguez, as well as other writers on the rise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Julio Ortega's \"Migrations,\" a Peruvian writer explores how immigrant speech and ethnic origins are a force of meaning that evolves beyond language. In \"Hair,\" by Hilma Contreras, a Caribbean pharmacist is driven mad by a young woman's luxuriant tresses. These stories stretch from gritty reality to the fantastical in a mix that is moving, challenging, humorous, artful, sometimes political, and altogether spectacular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Shapard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 039333645X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393336450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2009 pg. 34","brand":"Robert Shapard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919670018303,"sku":"9780393336450","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_42750fae-8a81-4e1d-a508-3d78d5d5ef79.jpg?v=1680810666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sudden-fiction-latino-robert-shapard-9780393336450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}