{"product_id":"southerly-9781913867577","title":"Southerly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort stories of subtle menace and Lydia Davis-esque humor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of an important battle, a colonel is visited in his tent by an indigenous woman with a message to pass on. A man sets about renovating the house of his childhood, and starts to feel that he might be rebuilding his own life in the process. At a private clinic to treat the morbidly obese, a caregiver has issues of her own...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of immigration, marginality, history, intimacy and obsession. They each present their own distinctive view of the world through the lives of their respective characters - who are as dissimilar as they are complex - and the profound transformations they undergo. As reflections on the uncontrollable nature of life, as depictions of how even the most innocent detail can become a threat, these stories do not offer neat endings but rather remain open to the reader's sense of inquisitiveness.\u003cem\u003eSoutherly\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect introduction to what has been called 'the Consiglian logic of story-telling' (Cabezón Cámara), in which events don't always occur sequentially, and where the reader quickly learns to tiptoe between the tiniest of details, as if walking through a minefield.\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-13685524\"\u003eJorge Consiglio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\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 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913867577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913867579\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-FIC062000\"\u003eNoir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJorge Consiglio\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Buenos Aires in 1962. He has published several novels including: \u003cem\u003eEl bien\u003c\/em\u003e (The Good, 2003; Award for Emerging Writers, Opera Prima, Spain), \u003cem\u003eGramática de la sombra\u003c\/em\u003e (Grammar of the Shadows, 2007; Third Municipal Prize for Novels), \u003cem\u003ePequeñas intenciones\u003c\/em\u003e (Small Intentions, 2011; Second National Prize for Novels, First Municipal Prize for Novels, re-published in 2019), \u003cem\u003eHospital Posadas\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), \u003cem\u003eTres Monedas\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), published by Charco as \u003cem\u003eFate\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eSodio\u003c\/em\u003e (2021). They have all been awarded prizes in Argentina and in Spain. He has also published three collections of short stories, including \u003cem\u003eVilla del Parque\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), published by Charco Press as \u003cem\u003eSoutherly\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), five books of poems and a book of essays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522478534893,"sku":"9781913867577","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0feaa401-6cb8-415f-8a02-f26527118f05.jpg?v=1701304157","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/southerly-9781913867577","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}