{"product_id":"the-distance-between-us-9781999859312","title":"The Distance Between Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This is an impressive book. In writing it the author demonstrates great talent, as well as great courage.'\u2028 \u003cstrong\u003e--Mario Vargas Llosa \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf I succeed in understanding who he was before I was born, perhaps I will be able to understand who I am now that he is dead...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sprawling family saga stretching across Latin America, a son embarks on a journey to understand his complex relationship with his father and how it shaped the man he is today. Recalling Gabriel García Márquez's \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude \u003c\/em\u003eand Isabel Allende's \u003cem\u003eHouse of the Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, the renowned journalist and writer Renato Cisneros probes deep into his own family history to try to come to terms with his father, General Luis Federico 'The Gaucho' Cisneros, a leading, controversial figure in the oppressive military regime that held power in Peru during the 1970s and 1980s, a tortuous period marked by state-sanctioned terrorism and the rise of the Shining Path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelling over 35,000 copies in Peru alone, \u003cem\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e is at once excruciating in its honesty and deeply moving in its universal relevance. Selected for a slew of international prizes, it is now available in English for the first time.\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-12928316\"\u003eRenato Cisneros\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999859312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999859316\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-FIC041000\"\u003eBiographical\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-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFionn Petch\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Scotland, spent a decade in Mexico City and is now based in Berlin. He translates from Spanish and French, and specialises in books on art and architecture. He has curated multidisciplinary exhibitions and worked for numerous cultural festivals. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Fionn has also translated \u003cem\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e by Renato Cisneros and co-translated Jorge Consiglio's \u003cem\u003eFate\u003c\/em\u003e for Charco Press. In 2018 he was shortlisted for the TA First Translation Prize for his translation of Luis Sagasti's \u003cem\u003eFireflies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42674054004973,"sku":"9781999859312","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_db6b7606-0256-4b10-8fd2-c54b83fde57f.jpg?v=1649562672","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-distance-between-us-9781999859312","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}