{"product_id":"the-one-before-juan-joszs-saer-9781934824788","title":"The One Before","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe One Before\u003c\/i\u003e is a triptych of sorts, consisting of a series of short pieces--called \"Arguments\"--and two longer stories--\"Half-Erased\" and \"The One Before\"--all of which revolve around the ideas of exile and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the characters who populate Juan José Saer's other novels appear here, including Tomatis, Ángel Leto, and Washington Noriega (who appear in \u003ci\u003eLa Grande\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sixty-Five Years of Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which are available from Open Letter). Saer's typical themes are on display in this collection as well, as is his idiosyncratic blend of philosophical ruminations and precise storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the story of the two characters who decide to bury a message in a bottle that simply says \"MESSAGE,\" to Pigeon Garay's attempt to avoid the rising tides and escape Argentina for Europe, \u003ci\u003eThe One Before\u003c\/i\u003e evocatively introduces readers to Saer's world and gives the already indoctrinated new material about their favorite characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan José Saer\u003c\/b\u003e was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. The author of numerous novels and short-story collections (including \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Grande\u003c\/i\u003e), Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize in 1987 for \u003ci\u003eThe Event\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoanne Kantor\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral student in comparative literature at the University of Texas at Austin. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe One Before\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2009 Susan Sontag Prize for Translation. Her translations from Spanish have appeared in \u003ci\u003eLittle Star\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eTwo Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePalabras Errantes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan José Saer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193482478X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934824788\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\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juan José Saer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767212265727,"sku":"9781934824788","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79d40316-a656-4cfc-a577-45e3b9373d7d.jpg?v=1744169160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-one-before-juan-joszs-saer-9781934824788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}