You Shall Leave Your Land by Cisneros, Renato

You Shall Leave Your Land (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781913867300)

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You Shall Leave Your Land by Cisneros, Renato

You Shall Leave Your Land

$16.95
You Shall Leave Your Land by Cisneros, Renato

You Shall Leave Your Land

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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The history of Peru unfolds in the lives of the descendants of seven children fathered by a Catholic priest and his longtime secret lover.

Renato Cisneros's great-great-grandmother Nicolasa bore seven children by her long-term secret love, who was also her priest, raising them alone in nineteenth century Peru. More than a century later, Renato, the descendent of that clandestine affair, struggles to wring information about his origins out of recalcitrant relatives, whose foibles match the adventures and dalliances of their ancestors. As buried secrets are brought into the light, the story of Nicolasa's progeny unfolds, bound up with key moments in the development of the Republic of Peru since its independence.



Author: Renato Cisneros
ISBN-10: 1913867307
ISBN-13: 9781913867300
Publisher: Charco Press
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 314
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/21/2022
By Renato Cisneros
By Renato Cisneros
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Renato Cisneros (Lima, 1976) is a well-known journalist, broadcaster and writer in Peru, where he presents current affairs programmes on radio and TV. Having published a number of books of poetry and two novels, in 2015 he stepped back from his career as a broadcaster to fully concentrate on his writing. The Distance Between Us has sold over 35,000 copies in Peru alone and has been lauded in the Peruvian and international press. It was shortlisted for the Second Mario Vargas Llosa Biannual Award, longlisted for the Prix M馘icis (2017) and was the winner of the Prix Transfuge du Meilleur Roman De Litt駻ature Hispanique (2017). A prequel, Dejar疽 la tierra is already a bestseller in Spain and Latin America and is to be published by Charco Press. Renato Cisneros lives in Madrid.

Fionn Petch is a Scottish-born translator. He lived in Mexico City for 12 years, where he completed a PhD in Philosophy at the UNAM, and now lives in Berlin. His translations of Latin American literature for Charco Press have been widely acclaimed. Fireflies by Luis Sagasti was shortlisted for the Translators' Association First Translation Award 2018. The Distance Between Us by Renato Cisneros received an English PEN Award in 2018. A Musical Offering, also by Luis Sagasti, was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021 and won the Society of Authors Premio Valle Incl疣 2021 for best translation from Spanish.

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