{"product_id":"in-the-distance-with-you-isbn-9781590518700","title":"In the Distance with You","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis Chilean literary thriller tells the story of three lives intertwined with that of an enigmatic author, whose character is inspired by the groundbreaking Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera Sigall, now eighty years old, has lived a mysterious, ascetic life far from the limelight of literary circles. This powerful character has a profound effect on those around her—Daniel, an architect and her neighbor and friend, unhappy in his marriage and career; Emilia, a Franco-Chilean student who travels to Santiago to write a thesis on the elusive Vera; and Horacio, an acclaimed poet with whom Vera had a tumultuous, passionate affair in her youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Daniel, Emilia, and Horacio tell their stories, they reconstruct Vera’s past, and search for their own identities. Spanning from modern-day Chile to the 1950s, 60s, and through the years of the Pinochet dictatorship, \u003ci\u003eWith You at a Distance \u003c\/i\u003ereveals successive mysteries anddiscoveries like a set of Russian nesting dolls.\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A stunningly constructed narrative…As absorbing as any mystery.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A marvelous, multi-faceted feat of storytelling.” —BBC Culture\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This luminous and eloquent novel will appeal in particular to readers with an interest in Latin American literature.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[A] moving page-turner. Suspense, emotions, and magic course throughout this beautifully narrated book. Highly recommended for fans of Latin American literature and general literary mysteries.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[This mystery] will leave you puzzling over questions, both specific to the book and more relevant to life in general, as you try and figure out not just who Sigall is, but who you are, who anyone is.” —\u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, 46 Great Books to Read This Summer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Fans of literary fiction will enjoy this atmospheric Chilean mystery.” —\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“There’s something about a good literary mystery that can satisfy a reader on multiple levels…compelling…the real power here comes from the overlapping plotlines, which venture into some unexpected places.” —\u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Mystery and obsession combine to make Chilean author Carla Guelfenbein’s novel…an atmospheric page-turner.” —\u003ci\u003eJewish Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Guelfenbein’s elegantly structured, psychologically astute novel moves with the urgency of a detective novel, but its real mysteries turn on questions of authorship, reading, interpretation, and the strange power of fiction to enter the speechless realm of human erotic desire.” —Siri Hustvedt, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blazing World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The subject of this profound and intricate novel is the irreducible mystery at the core of every person, the buried lines of history and desire that render us inscrutable even to ourselves. Carla Guelfenbein is an important and powerful writer, and this translation is a gift to English-language readers.” —Garth Greenwell, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Belongs to You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Three figures gather around the comatose body of a legendary Latin American writer, trying—in different ways and before it’s too late—to unveil the dying woman’s secrets. With \u003ci\u003eIn the Distance with You\u003c\/i\u003e, Carla Guelfenbein has created a truly thrilling book about books, a novel about the spell great writers cast on either side of the grave.” —Benjamin Moser, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarla Guelfenbein\u003c\/b\u003e studied biology at Essex University. She also studied graphic design at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. Back in Chile she worked as Art director in \u003ci\u003eBBDO\u003c\/i\u003e, and fashion editor at \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eEl revés del alma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa mujer de mi vida\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEl resto es silencio\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNadar desnudas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContigo en la distancia\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of short stories which have appeared in important magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into 14 languages by the most prestigious editorial houses in Europe. Guelfenbein is one of the last best-selling phenomenas of the Chilean narrative. Her second novel ousted Dan Brown in the top of the ranking. Contigo en la distancia won the important Alfaguara prize, and was simultaneously launched in Spain and Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cullen\u003c\/b\u003e was the translator of many books from Spanish, French, German, and Italian, including Siegfried Lenz’s \u003ci\u003eThe Turncoat\u003c\/i\u003e, Juli Zeh’s \u003ci\u003eEmpty Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Modiano’s \u003ci\u003eVilla Triste\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud’s \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e, and Philippe Claudel’s \u003ci\u003eBrodeck\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304062701797,"sku":"NP9781590518700","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590518700.jpg?v=1767729960","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/in-the-distance-with-you-isbn-9781590518700","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}