{"product_id":"perdidas-en-el-bosque-old-babes-in-the-wood-stories-9788419456793","title":"Lost in the Woods \/ Old Babes in the Wood: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst fiction from Atwood since \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fifteen deeply personal and profoundly humane stories that illuminate us with the insight, wit, audacity and humor that characterize the emblematic author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. They include an astonishing sequence of seven short stories that follow a married couple as they travel the road together, the big and small moments that make up a long life of love... and what comes after. We find two sisters evoking the past, but also cats, a lost snail, Martha Gellhorn, George Orwell, the philosopher and astronomer Hypatia of Alexandria, a cabal of old academics, an alien, and a daughter trying to figure out if her mother is really a witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the bestselling, award-winning author \u003ci\u003eof The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling collection of short stories that look deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"If you consider yourself an Atwood fan and have only read her novels: Get your act together. You've been missing out.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca Makkai, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Margaret Atwood has established herself as one of the most visionary and canonical authors in the world. This collection of fifteen extraordinary stories--some of which have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e--explore the full warp and weft of experience, speaking to our unique times with Atwood's characteristic insight, wit and intellect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The two intrepid sisters of the title story grapple with loss and memory on a perfect summer evening; \"Impatient Griselda\" explores alienation and miscommunication with a fresh twist on a folkloric classic; and \"My Evil Mother\" touches on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch. At the heart of the collection are seven extraordinary stories that follow a married couple across the decades, the moments big and small that make up a long life of uncommon love--and what comes after. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Returning to short fiction for the first time since her 2014 collection Stone Mattress, Atwood showcases both her creativity and her humanity in these remarkable tales which by turns delight, illuminate, and quietly devastate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16149267\"\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salamandra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.52w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788419456793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8419456799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Ottawa, 1939) is one of the most prestigious writers on the international scene. A prolific author translated into more than forty languages, she has practiced all literary genres. Among her extensive production, notable novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Goes Last, Alias Grace, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, Maddaddam and Cat's Eye, the short story collection Nine Wicked Tales and the essays Penelope and the Twelve Maids and Burning Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Salamandra. She has received, among others, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, the Governor General's Award, the Order of Arts and Letters, the Booker Prize (twice), the Montale Prize, the Nelly Sachs Prize, the Giller Prize, the National Arts Club Literary Award, the Franz Kafka International Prize and the Peace Prize of the German Booksellers' Association.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salamandra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457160524013,"sku":"9788419456793","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_0fe92acf-e5dc-46f3-8557-5050b1b94ab0.jpg?v=1753577129","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/perdidas-en-el-bosque-old-babes-in-the-wood-stories-9788419456793","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}