{"product_id":"variations-on-the-body-paperback-1","title":"Variations on the Body - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaría Ospina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeather Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA constellation of short stories illustrates the complex, interrelated lives of women in and around Bogot , Colombia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn six subtly connected vignettes, \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Body\u003c\/i\u003e explores the obsessions, desires, and idiosyncrasies of women and girls from every level of Colombian society. A former FARC guerilla fighter adjusts to urban life and faces the new violence of an editor co-opting her experiences. A woman documents a flea infestation with a catalog of the marks on her body. A child copes with anxiety about the adult world by concocting--and drinking--\"dirt juice\" every day in the garden. Combining humor, heartbreak, and unsettling violence, Ospina weaves a multifaceted picture of contemporary Bogot  in vibrant, gleaming prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather Cleary's translations include Betina González's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Delirium, \u003c\/i\u003e Roque Larraquy's \u003ci\u003eComemadre\u003c\/i\u003e (nominee, National Book Award for Translated Literature 2018), and Sergio Chejfec's \u003ci\u003eThe Planets \u003c\/i\u003e(finalist, Best Translated Book Award 2013) and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark \u003c\/i\u003e(nominee, National Translation Award 2014). A member of the Cedilla \u0026amp; Co. translation collective and a founding editor of the digital, bilingual \u003ci\u003eBuenos Aires Review, \u003c\/i\u003e she teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47476219511005,"sku":"9781566896108","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/UTdndm9DSkwxWGVvdi83YXhUOWV3dz09_016e76ea-7a9e-4881-ac72-a6f407036110.webp?v=1771744726","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/variations-on-the-body-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}