{"product_id":"the-dark-sergio-chejfec-9781934824436","title":"The Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Early in Sergio Chejfec's \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, the nameless narrator describes his disorientation when looking over a landscape as 'the vertigo of simple things.' This phrase describes the experience of reading Chejfec's novel. . . . These moments, when Chejfec combines exquisite prose with the human yearning for truth and beauty, keep us reading, weighing the novel's contradictions, sifting through the narrator's abstract reflections in search of his life's meaning.\"--\u003ci\u003eRain Taxi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening with the presently shut-in narrator reminiscing about a past relationship with Delia, a young factory worker, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e employs Chejfec's signature style with an emphasis on the geography and motion of the mind, to recount the time the narrator spent with this multifaceted, yet somewhat absent, woman. On their daily walks he becomes privy to the ways in which the working class functions; he studies and analyzes its structure and mindset, finding it incredibly organized, self-explanatory, and even beautiful. He repeatedly attempts to apply his 'book' knowledge to explain what he sees and wants to understand of Delia's existence, and though the difference between their social classes is initially a source of great intrigue--if not obsession--he must eventually learn that there comes a point where the boundary between observer and participant can dissolve with disarming speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a voice that favors erudite distance, yet simultaneously demands intimate attention, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is the most captivating example of Sergio Chejfec's unique narrative approach, and a resonant novel that calls into question the necessity, risks, and fallout behind the desire and attempt to know another person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Chejfec\u003c\/b\u003e, originally from Argentina, has published numerous works of fiction, poetry, and essays. Among his grants and prizes, he has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in 2007 and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in 2000. He teaches at NYU.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of fiction, criticism, and poetry. In 2005, she was awarded a Translation Fund grant from the PEN American Center for her work on Oliverio Girondo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sergio Chejfec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934824437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934824436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.61w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2013","brand":"Sergio Chejfec","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372463771903,"sku":"9781934824436","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b41a8b2b-31fb-436e-b102-cab094dd05b5.jpg?v=1732726019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dark-sergio-chejfec-9781934824436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}