{"product_id":"the-art-of-flight-sergio-pitol-9781941920060","title":"The Art of Flight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Pitol is unfathomable; it could almost be said that he is a literature entire of himself.\" -- \u003cb\u003eDaniel Saldaña Paris, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong Strange Victims\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut work in English by Mexico's greatest and most influential living author and winner of the Cervantes Prize (\"the Spanish language Nobel\"), \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Flight\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the world's cultural capitals as Sergio Pitol looks back on his well-traveled life as a legendary author, translator, scholar, and diplomat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first work in Pitol's \"Trilogy of Memory,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Flight\u003c\/i\u003e imaginatively blends the genres of fiction and memoir in a Borgesian swirl of contemplation and mystery, expanding our understanding and appreciation of what literature can be and what it can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Pitol Demeneghi\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1933 in Puebla), one of Mexico's most acclaimed writers and literary translators, studied law and philosophy in Mexico City, and served for over thirty years as a cultural attaché in Mexican embassies and consulates across the globe, which is reflected in his diverse and universal writing. In recognition of the importance of his entire canon of literary work, Pitol was awarded the Juan Rulfo Prize in 1999 (now known as the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages), and in 2005 the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary prize in the Spanish language world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Henson\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator and assistant professor of translation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey. His translations include Cervantes Prize laureate Sergio Pitol's Trilogy of Memory, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Artichoke\u003c\/i\u003e by fellow Cervantes recipient Elena Poniatowska, and Luis Jorge Boone's \u003ci\u003eCannibal Nights\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations have appeared variously in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review, \u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFlash Fiction International\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e and the translation editor for its sister publication \u003ci\u003eLatin American Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sergio Pitol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941920063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Sergio Pitol","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988084687103,"sku":"9781941920060","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5591ca8-57a1-40a7-a78c-2d03d950af40.jpg?v=1683292532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-flight-sergio-pitol-9781941920060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}