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Un Amor: A Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781948830775)
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xSubtly in the vein of Dogville or Coetzee's Disgrace, and invoking the works of Agota Kristof, Un Amor probes ideas of language, alienation, and community through the eyes of a woman who, when brought into conflict, finds herself on the potential brink of deeper awareness of herself and her place in the world.
On the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in La Escapa, an arid rural village in Spain's interior. She settles into a small, shabby house with cheap rent to begin work on her first literary translation, with a skittish and ill-tempered dog--a gift from the boorish landlord--her only company.
Burdened with assumptions about country life, Nat will enter into relationships with the handful of local inhabitants--her negligent landlord, P咜er the hippie, the dementia-afflicted Roberta, the young city family who comes on weekends, the unsociable man they call "The German"--from whom she appears to receive a customary welcome.
Mutual misunderstanding and a persistent sense of alienation, however, thrum below the surface. And when conflicts arise over repairs to the house, Nat receives an offer and makes a crucial decision.
In prose as taut and oppressive as the atmosphere in La Escapa, Un Amor extends Mesa's exploration of language and power, confronting readers with the limits of their own morality as tensions mount and the community's most unexpected impulses emerge.
Author: Sara Mesa
ISBN-10: 1948830779
ISBN-13: 9781948830775
Publisher: Open Letter
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2023
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.00h x 4.80w x 0.70d
On the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in La Escapa, an arid rural village in Spain's interior. She settles into a small, shabby house with cheap rent to begin work on her first literary translation, with a skittish and ill-tempered dog--a gift from the boorish landlord--her only company.
Burdened with assumptions about country life, Nat will enter into relationships with the handful of local inhabitants--her negligent landlord, P咜er the hippie, the dementia-afflicted Roberta, the young city family who comes on weekends, the unsociable man they call "The German"--from whom she appears to receive a customary welcome.
Mutual misunderstanding and a persistent sense of alienation, however, thrum below the surface. And when conflicts arise over repairs to the house, Nat receives an offer and makes a crucial decision.
In prose as taut and oppressive as the atmosphere in La Escapa, Un Amor extends Mesa's exploration of language and power, confronting readers with the limits of their own morality as tensions mount and the community's most unexpected impulses emerge.
Author: Sara Mesa
ISBN-10: 1948830779
ISBN-13: 9781948830775
Publisher: Open Letter
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2023
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.00h x 4.80w x 0.70d
By Sara Mesa
xSara Mesa is the author of ten works of fiction, including Scar (winner of the Ojo Critico Prize), Four by Four (a finalist for the Herralde Prize), An Invisible Fire (winner of the Premio M疝aga de Novela), Among the Hedges, Un amor, which was named by several Spanish newspapers as the book of the year for 2020, and, most recently, La familia. Her works have been translated into more than ten different languages, and she has been widely praised for her concise, sharp writing style.
Katie Whittemore translates from the Spanish. Full-length translations include works by Sara Mesa, Javier Serena, Aroa Moreno Dur疣, Lara Moreno, Nuria Labari, and Katixa Agirre. Forthcoming translations include novels by Jon Bilbao, Juan Gez B疵cena, Almudena S疣chez, Aliocha Coll, and Pilar Ad. She received an NEA Translation Fellowship in 2022 to translate Moreno's In Case We Lose Power.
Katie Whittemore translates from the Spanish. Full-length translations include works by Sara Mesa, Javier Serena, Aroa Moreno Dur疣, Lara Moreno, Nuria Labari, and Katixa Agirre. Forthcoming translations include novels by Jon Bilbao, Juan Gez B疵cena, Almudena S疣chez, Aliocha Coll, and Pilar Ad. She received an NEA Translation Fellowship in 2022 to translate Moreno's In Case We Lose Power.
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