{"product_id":"attila-9781960385352","title":"Attila","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Words on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e--an reimagining of Roberto Bolaño's life--comes a book articulating the final years of Aliocha Coll, one of Spain's most innovative writers as he completes his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e (also available from Open Letter Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving alone in Paris, estranged from his family, suffering from heartbreak and possibly madness, Alioscha Coll works with saintly intensity on what will be his final manuscript: \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e. Once the final words have been written, he vows to end his life, convinced that his existence will lose all purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the viewpoint of a literary critic and journalist, \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e expands Javier Serena's investigation into artists who remained dedicated to their art, to their aesthetic vision in the face of complete dismissal by the publishing world and reading public. In the case of \u003ci\u003eLast Words on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and Ricardo Funes (the stand in for Bolaño in that novel), things work out and he briefly becomes the star of the literary world--could the same happen for Alioscha Coll?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14248789\"\u003eJavier Serena\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960385356\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-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-FIC124030\"\u003eWorld Literature | Spain | 21st Century\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-FIC132000\"\u003eNeurodiversity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJavier Serena\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Pamplona, Spain in 1982. He has published \u003ci\u003eLas torres de El Carpio\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa estación baldía\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLast Words on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003e. He has stayed at writers residences with the Fundación Antonio Gala (Córdoba, Spain) and Les Rècollets (Paris, France).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Whittemore\u003c\/b\u003e translates from the Spanish. Her translations include novels by Sara Mesa, Javier Serena, Aroa Moreno Durán, Lara Moreno, Nuria Labari, Katixa Agirre, Jon Bilbao, Juan Gómez Bárcena, Almudena Sánchez, Aliocha Coll, and Pilar Adón. She received an NEA Translation Fellowship in 2022 for Lara Moreno's \u003ci\u003eIn Case We Lose Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been a finalist for the Spain-USA Foundation Translation Prize and the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize, and longlisted for the National Translation Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48453997363437,"sku":"9781960385352","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_f79031cc-6b45-45aa-9d87-7762b65c565a.jpg?v=1753493693","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/attila-9781960385352","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}