{"product_id":"the-scent-of-buenos-aires-stories-by-hebe-uhart-paperback","title":"The Scent of Buenos Aires: Stories by Hebe Uhart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHebe Uhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaureen Shaughnessy\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Seemingly naïve but tremendously sharp, Hebe Uhart's vision is one that could belong to a child, but a child who has up her sleeve the reflective tools of an adult.\" -- Alejandra Costamagna\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"These stories rarely adhere to conventional plots, but as mood pieces they're effective glimpses into the peculiarities of Uhart's characters, who crave order but usually concede that the world's default mode is disarray.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Scent of Buenos Aires\u003c\/i\u003e is the first collection of Uhart's to be published in English, drawing together her best vignettes of quotidian life, stories that sneak up on you. Refreshingly approachable, they are punctuated by street talk and saturated with a cryptic wit that recalls Lydia Davis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Scent of Buenos Aires, \u003c\/i\u003eUhart renders moments at the zoo, the hair salon, or a homeowners association meeting with delightfully eccentric insight. These stories cast an unusual, intimate light on the inner lives of plants, animals, and humans, magnifying the minute, everyday quirks of Argentina's small towns: a cat curls around his owner to humor him, a classroom of children sway like trees when their teacher turns her back. Smiling to herself, Uhart reveals the infinite ways we show ourselves to one another.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1936 in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, \u003cb\u003eHebe Uhart\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Argentina's most celebrated modern writers. She published two novels, \u003ci\u003eCamilo asciende\u003c\/i\u003e (1987) and \u003ci\u003eMudanzas \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), but is better known for her short stories, where she explores the lives of ordinary characters in small Argentine towns. Her \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e won the Buenos Aires Book Fair Prize (2010), and she received Argentina's National Endowment of the Arts Prize (2015) for her overall oeuvre, as well as the Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Prize (2017).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maureen Shaughnessy\u003c\/b\u003e's translations from Spanish include works by Hebe Uhart, Nora Lange, Margarita García Robayo, and Luis Nuño. She has also translated Guadalupe Urbina's Maya folktales, as well as several Cañari legends. Shaughnessy's translations have been published by \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Bariloche, Argentina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 484\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460079894706,"sku":"9781939810342","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/711f9df56b1a0ec761955020b5ab9583.webp?v=1778909653","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-scent-of-buenos-aires-stories-by-hebe-uhart-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}