{"product_id":"this-world-does-not-belong-to-us-paperback","title":"This World Does Not Belong to Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalia García Freire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor Meadowcroft\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the debut novels that most stood out this year in Latin America.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLucas was just a child when his father sold him to another farmer as a laborer. Years later, Lucas returns, full of resentment and burning for revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter years away, Lucas returns uninvited to the home he was expelled from as a child. The garden has been conquered by weeds, which blanket his mother's beloved flowerbeds and his father's grave alike. A lot has changed since Eloy and Felisberto were invited into the family home to work for Lucas's father, long ago. The two hulking strangers have brought the land and everyone on it under their control--and removed nuisances like Lucas. Now everything rots. Lucas, a hardened young man, turns to a world that thrives in dirt and darkness: the world of insects. In raw, lyrical prose, García Freire portrays a world brought low by human greed, while hinting at glimmers of hope in the unlikeliest places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatalia García Freire\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cuenca, Ecuador, in 1991. She teaches Creative Writing at Azuay University and has also worked as a primary school teacher. García Freire's journalistic work has appeared in outlets such as BBC Mundo and Univisión, and her short story \"Noche de fiesta\" was published in the Spanish literary journal \u003ci\u003eLa gran belleza\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThis World Does Not Belong to Us\u003c\/i\u003e is García Freire's debut novel. It was nominated for the Tigre Juan literary award and selected by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best Spanish-language books of 2019. It has been translated into Italian, French, and Turkish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Meadowcroft\u003c\/b\u003e grew up at the foot of the Sintra Mountains in Portugal and translates from Portuguese and Spanish. His translations of works by María Fernanda Ampuero, Itamar Vieira Junior, and Murilo Rubião have appeared in the literary journals \u003ci\u003eLatin American Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMānoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. On his blog, \u003ci\u003eOnomatomania\u003c\/i\u003e, he publishes interviews with authors, publishers, and translators. His cotranslation with Anne McLean of \u003ci\u003eStranger to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e by prizewinning Colombian author Evelio Rosero will be published in the summer of 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47394589769906,"sku":"9781642861150","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7750b0ee0c69b0066ba3fea7633a8e1e.webp?v=1777984479","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/this-world-does-not-belong-to-us-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}