{"product_id":"a-practical-guide-to-levitation-stories-9781953861627","title":"A Practical Guide to Levitation: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA luminous collection of dryly humorous stories that revel in the surreal and fantastic, from the pen of José Eduardo Agualusa, winner of the International Dublin Literary Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers of Haruki Murakami, Julio Cortázar, and Namwali Serpell's \u003ci\u003eThe Old Drift\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVividly translated into English for the first time by long-time Agualusa collaborator Daniel Hahn, the jewel-like tales gathered in this collection are an exuberant celebration of story-telling in all its various forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the sands of Itamaracá, an old fisherman dreams of fish: shad in the morning, when the water's smooth and silvery, the Atlantic tarpon after it rains, and a jack when the sea goes blue. Elsewhere, Borges sulks away in a plantation of neverending banana tree, and the president of the United States wakes from a coma speaking only Portuguese. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \"the lyrical experimentalism and unabashed weirdness of the surrealist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Arts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e), Agualusa\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffers a sly wink to the fictional quality inherent in all narratives, whether they're fishermen's tales, national histories, or the stories we tell ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-516442\"\u003eJose Eduardo Agualusa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953861627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953861628\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-FIC083010\"\u003eWorld Literature | Africa | East Africa\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-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Eduardo Agualusa\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the leading voices in Angola and the Portuguese language today. Also available in English are \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Portuguese Grand Prize for Literature; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chameleons\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2007; \u003ci\u003eA General Theory of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand won the International Dublin Literary Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Society of Reluctant Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Wives\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRainy Season\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, Agualusa was awarded the most important literary prize in Angola, the Angolan National Prize for Culture and Arts. His novel \u003ci\u003eOs Vivos e os Outros\u003c\/i\u003e, also forthcoming from Archipelago, won the 2021 Portuguese PEN Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, editor, and translator. He is the author of several works of non-fiction, including the history book \u003ci\u003eThe Tower Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Children's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of reading guides for children and teenagers. His translations (from Portuguese, Spanish, and French) include fiction from Africa, Europe, and Latin America.","brand":"Archipelago Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44484805722349,"sku":"9781953861627","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ce30ecb9-a2a4-48f2-a605-bf69b544431e.jpg?v=1700792825","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-practical-guide-to-levitation-stories-9781953861627","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}