{"product_id":"land-of-smoke-isbn-9781805330905","title":"Land of Smoke","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is one of my favourite books by one of my favourite Argentinian authors.\"  – Samanta Schweblin, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Empty Houses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDazzling, hallucinatory short stories by a rediscovered Argentinian contemporary of García Márquez, whose groundbreaking novel \u003ci\u003eJanuary\u003c\/i\u003e is being published in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResplendent with otherworldly imagery and beguiling prose, \u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e presents a uniquely compelling voice in Latin American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn old man wakes up one morning to find that his beloved garden, the envy of all his neighbours, is floating away with him on board. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young woman moves to Buenos Aires, bringing with her a replacement head. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA meek German missionary leaves Paraguay for the Pampas, completely unprepared for what he will encounter there. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDazzling and hallucinatory, the stories collected here recall the  masters of magical realism ­– but with Gallardo’s distinctive,  idiosyncratic slant.\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Society of Authors Premio Valle Inclán Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gallardo’s short story collection pushes the form in new and unexpected directions… This is a significant addition to South American literature in translation; the breadth of Gallardo’s imagination expands the canon.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable stories. . . a consistently surprising and enigmatic read.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Los Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"She writes with an air of authority (which Jessica Sequeira has translated from Spanish brilliantly) that begs your trust… Gallardo’s succinct descriptions define the tangible – the weather, the landscape, the physical circumstances – while her plots are fantastical. The former grounds the latter, making anything seem possible.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Chicago Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Translator Jessica Sequeira has made a fine rendition of this  collection, with its several sections loosely linked by theme or motif,  and its dazzling switches of narrative mode... The very short story, at which Gallardo excels, is a gift to the poet... massively ambitious, and often successful.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsymptote Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At all turns, these stories are unsettling, surprising, and unmissable. Land of Smoke is a bountiful collection of short stories, full of sharp edges, odd magic, and unexpected allure.\" —\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Gallardo] shines as a compassionate storyteller.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe National\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The forty-six stories and fragments in \u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke…\u003c\/i\u003eoffer a gamut of lengths, themes and moods… the best are diamantine, intense and violent.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e] is a haunting cornucopia of the strangest fare Southern South America can possibly offer.\" \u003cb\u003e— Agustin Pico Estrada, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookanista\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterfully crafted short stories… Gallardo's success lies in the unusual twists and turns of her narratives… This collection should be ranked alongside other great works of fiction by Latin American female writers.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Morning Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is my favourite book by one of my favourite Argentinian authors.\" — \u003cb\u003eSamanta Schweblin, Man Booker International Prize shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e dazzles in its highly personal language... glowing with the most absolute desperation and the fierce joy of discovering, capturing and sharing the glory of one's experiences.\" — \u003cb\u003eLeopoldo Brizuela\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Someone who wears different coloured glasses to everybody else.\" — \u003cb\u003eMercedes Halfon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful collection. It reads like a selection from a lifetime’s work.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1stReading \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(blog)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sara Gallardo's work possesses such radical originality it would be most appropriate to categorize it with the kind of literature that doesn't seem like anything else, that doesn't even fit the canon of the established heterodoxy, and that will always be read as a discovery.\"\u003cb\u003e - Martin Kohan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Gallardo\u003c\/b\u003e was a celebrated and prize-winning Argentinian writer, born in Buenos Aires in 1931. Her first book was published in 1958 and by the time she died in 1988 she had published novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. Written after the death of her second husband, \u003ci\u003eLand of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of her books to be translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Sequeira\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and literary translator living in Chile and the UK. Her books include \u003ci\u003eA Luminous History of the Palm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGolden Jackal \/ Chacal Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Furious Oyster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhombus and Oval\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOther Paradises: Poetic Approaches to Thinking in a Technological Age\u003c\/i\u003e. She has translated many books by Latin American authors, and edits \u003ci\u003eFirmament\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (Sublunary Editions). Recently she finished a PhD in Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge.","brand":"Pushkin Press Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301230235877,"sku":"NP9781805330905","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781805330905.jpg?v=1767731097","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/land-of-smoke-isbn-9781805330905","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}