{"product_id":"nineteen-claws-and-a-black-bird-stories-9781668012666","title":"Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of nineteen dark, wildly imaginative short stories from the author of the award-winning TikTok sensation \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom celebrated author Agustina Bazterrica\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethis collection of nineteen brutal, darkly funny short stories takes into our deepest fears and through our most disturbing fantasies. Through stories about violence, alienation, and dystopia, Bazterrica's vision of the human experience emerges in complex, unexpected ways--often unsettling, sometimes thrilling, and always profound. In \"Roberto,\" a girl claims to have a rabbit between her legs. A woman's neighbor jumps to his death in \"A Light, Swift, and Monstrous Sound,\" and in \"Candy Pink,\" a woman fails to contend with a difficult breakup in five easy steps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in Bazterrica's signature clever, vivid style, these stories question love, friendship, family relationships, and unspeakable desires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13137047\"\u003eAgustina Bazterrica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\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 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668012666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668012669\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-FIC085000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Argentina\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\u003eAgustina Bazterrica, born in Buenos Aires in 1974, has a degree in arts from the University of Buenos Aires and works as a cultural manager and jury member in various literary contests. She is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eNineteen Claws and a Black Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eMatar al \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eni?a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was awarded the Clar?n Novel Prize. \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e established Bazterrica as a bestselling author worldwide, with translations into thirty languages and half a million copies sold in English alone. \u003ci\u003eTender Is the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlesh\u003c\/i\u003e is currently being adapted for television. Her latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Unworthy\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in Spanish in 2023 and received the same enthusiastic reception as \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, affirming Bazterrica's status as a prominent author in contemporary literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Moses is a Canadian writer and translator from French and Spanish. She has translated work by Latin American authors including Tom?s Downey and Ariana Harwicz, whose novel \u003ci\u003eDie, My Love \u003c\/i\u003ewas longlisted for the International Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Premio Valle Incl?n, and the Best Translated Book Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Unworthy\u003c\/i\u003e is the third of Agustina Bazterrica's books she has translated into English. Her collection of short fiction, \u003ci\u003eStrange Water\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published in the fall of 2024.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44476368224493,"sku":"9781668012666","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3ed4214e-4cd9-4359-99cb-5ebbf2e34c02.jpg?v=1747512845","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/nineteen-claws-and-a-black-bird-stories-9781668012666","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}