My documents / Alejandro Zambra ; translated by Megan McDowell.

Title :

My documents

Author:

Zambra, Alejandro, 1975-

Format:

Books

Summary:

"The first story collection by the internationally celebrated writer Alejandro Zambra, a book that "burn[s] brighter than most anything we'd call exceptional, yesterday or today and in any language" (NPR)-now reissued by Penguin In this beloved and critically acclaimed collection, Alejandro Zambra offers eleven stories that capture life in Chile before and after Pinochet, a catalog of the peculiar and powerful associations that shape our relationships, our identities, and our lives. The effect is that of a novel in eleven parts, each one uncannily captivating, formerly residing in an innocuous desktop folder titled "My Documents." Intimate and playful, inventive and profound, My Documents is one of Zambra's finest achievements: a book that exudes boundless wit and impeccable style and that is a testament to the necessity of literature even-and especially-in times of political crisis"--

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9780143136521

0143136526

Physical Description:

xix, 246 pages ; 20 cm

General Note:

Translated from the Spanish.

Place of publication from publisher's website.

"Originally published in Spanish as Mis documentos by Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona"

Subject:

Short stories.

Zambra, Alejandro, 1975- -- Translations into English.

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My documents / Alejandro Zambra ; translated by Megan McDowell.

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Summary

The landmark first story collection from internationally acclaimed author Alejandro Zambra, now featuring five additional stories and an introduction by his longtime collaborator, Megan McDowell

An early desktop computer becomes the third partner in a doomed relationship; an older brother figure whose father lives in exile imparts hilarious life lessons to his young protégé. A man attempts to quit smoking despite the fact that he's very good at it; another masquerades as the family man he'll never be. Throughout, Pinochet's dictatorship casts a long shadow, and men in relationships exhibit their profound capacity for both love and harm.

In these unforgettable stories--which span religion, romance, technology, soccer, solitude, and more--Alejandro Zambra unfolds a radical literary reflection on life, relationships, and the tender and brutal dimensions of masculinity in Chile from the 1980s to the present. Intimate and playful, provocative and profound, and brilliantly rendered by National Book Award winning translator Megan McDowell, My Documents a testament to the necessity of literature even--and especially--in times of political and personal crisis.

Author Notes

Alejandro Zambra is the author of ten books, most recently Chilean Poet and Multiple Choice . The recipient of numerous literary prizes, as well as a New York Public Library Cullman Center fellowship, he has published fiction and essays in The New Yorker , The New York Times Magazine , The Paris Review , and Harper's Magazine , among other publications. He lives in Mexico City.

Megan McDowell (translator) is the winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Translation and the recipient of a 2020 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other awards. She has been nominated four times for the International Booker Prize.