{"product_id":"feebleminded-9781916465602","title":"Feebleminded","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the international success of \u003cem\u003eDie, My Love\u003c\/em\u003e (longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2018), Ariana Harwicz again takes us into the darkest recesses of the imagination with this delirious, furious account of a mother and daughter bound by chaos as much as love. Driven to the edge by the men in their lives, they oscillate between erratic bursts of housework, lazing in the garden, and drunken escapades. But is the constant undercurrent of violence all in the daughter's mind or will they actually go through with their plan for revenge? With a shocking, edge-of-the-seat finale worthy of \u003cem\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise\u003c\/em\u003e if it were remade by David Lynch, \u003cem\u003eFeebleminded\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild ride of a novel with echoes of  gota Krist f, Elfriede Jelinek and Alan Warner, and will leave you both shaken and begging for more.\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-12430373\"\u003eAriana Harwicz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916465602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916465609\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-FIC060000\"\u003eHumorous | Black Humor\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-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompared to Nathalie Sarraute and Virginia Woolf, \u003cstrong\u003eAriana Harwicz\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most radical figures in contemporary Argentinian literature. Her prose is characterised by its violence, eroticism, irony and criticism of the clichés surrounding the notions of the family and conventional relationships. Born in Buenos Aires in 1977, Harwicz studied screenwriting and drama in Argentina, and earned a degree in Performing Arts from the University of Paris VII as well as a Master's in comparative literature from the Sorbonne. She has taught screenwriting and written plays, which have been staged in Buenos Aires. \u003cem\u003eFeebleminded\u003c\/em\u003e (which has also been adapted for the stage in Argentina and Spain) is her second novel and a sequel in an 'involuntary' trilogy, preceded by \u003cem\u003eDie, My Love\u003c\/em\u003e (Charco Press, 2017) and followed by \u003cem\u003ePrecocious\u003c\/em\u003e. Her fourth novel, \u003cem\u003eDegenerate\u003c\/em\u003e comes out in June 2019. \u003cem\u003eDie, My Love\u003c\/em\u003e was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize (2018) and shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (2018). It has been translated into more than ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie McDermott\u003c\/strong\u003e's published and forthcoming translations include Mario Levrero's \u003cem\u003eEmpty Words\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Luminous Novel\u003c\/em\u003e (And Other Stories and Coffee House Press), \u003cem\u003eFeebleminded\u003c\/em\u003e by Ariana Harwicz (co-translation with Carolina Orloff, Charco Press) and \u003cem\u003eCity of Ulysses\u003c\/em\u003e by Teolinda Gersão (co-translation with Jethro Soutar, Dalkey Archive Press). Her translations, reviews and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Annie also edits books for Charco Press, including Julián Fuks' \u003cem\u003eResistance\u003c\/em\u003e and Giuseppe Caputo's \u003cem\u003eAn Orphan World\u003c\/em\u003e. Her translation of Almada's third novel, \u003cem\u003eBrickmakers\u003c\/em\u003e, will come out with Charco Press and Graywolf in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Buenos Aires and now based in Edinburgh, \u003cstrong\u003eCarolina Orloff\u003c\/strong\u003e is an experienced translator and researcher in Latin American literature. In 2016, after obtaining her PhD and working in the academic sector for several years, Carolina co-founded Charco Press where she acts as publishing director and main editor. She is also the co-translator of Ariana Harwicz's \u003cem\u003eDie, My Love\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687574016237,"sku":"9781916465602","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1ce4044d-9462-46c3-af95-1b17ba30d398.jpg?v=1649782308","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/feebleminded-9781916465602","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}