The landmark first story collection from internationally acclaimed author Alejandro Zambra, now featuring five additional stories and an introduction by his longtime collaborator, Megan McDowell An early desktop computer becomes the third partner in a doomed relationship; an older brother figure whose father lives in exile imparts hilarious life lessons to his young protégé. A man attempts to quit smoking despite the fact that he's very good at it; another masquerades as the family man he'll never be. Throughout, Pinochet's dictatorship casts a long shadow, and men in relationships exhibit their profound capacity for both love and harm. In these unforgettable stories--which span religion, romance, technology, soccer, solitude, and more--Alejandro Zambra unfolds a radical literary reflection on life, relationships, and the tender and brutal dimensions of masculinity in Chile from the 1980s to the present. Intimate and playful, provocative and profound, and brilliantly rendered by National Book Award winning translator Megan McDowell, My Documents a testament to the necessity of literature even--and especially--in times of political and personal crisis.
Sobre o autor(a)
Zambra, Alejandro
Alejandro Zambra nasceu em Santiago, no Chile, em 1975. Além de Bonsai e de A vida
privada das árvores, é autor dos romances Formas de voltar para casa, Meus documentos e Múltipla escolha. Seus livros foram traduzidos para mais de dez idiomas e receberam diversos prêmios internacionais. O escritor teve contos veiculados em publicações como a The New Yorker, a The Paris Review e a McSweeney’s, entre outras. Em 2010, foi eleito um dos Melhores Jovens Escritores em Espanhol da revista britânica Granta. Dá aulas de literatura na Universidade Diego Portales, no Chile. |
| ISBN | 9780143136521 |
| Autor(a) | Zambra, Alejandro |
| Editora | Penguin Group USA |
| Ano de edição | 2023 |
| Páginas | 272 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 19,40 X 12,80 |