{"product_id":"the-distance-between-us-paperback-1","title":"The Distance Between Us - 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\u003eRenato Cisneros\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFionn Petch\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is an impressive book. In writing it the author demonstrates great talent, as well as great courage.' \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\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\u003e and 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.Selling 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenato Cisneros\u003c\/strong\u003e (Lima, 1976) is a well-known journalist, broadcaster and writer from Peru now living in Madrid. Having published a number of books of poetry and two novels, in 2015 he stepped back from his media career to fully concentrate on his writing. \u003cem\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e (Charco Press, 2018) sold over 35,000 copies in Peru alone and has been lauded in the Peruvian and international press. It was shortlisted for the Mario Vargas Llosa Biannual Award, longlisted for the Prix Médicis (2017) and was the winner of the Prix Transfuge du Meilleur Roman Hispanique (2017). Its prequel, \u003cem\u003eYou Shall Leave Your Land\u003c\/em\u003e (Charco, 2023) was also a bestseller in Spain and Latin America. \u003cem\u003eThe World We Saw Burning, \u003c\/em\u003e runner-up for the prestigious Alfaguara Prize (2023) is his most recent novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFionn Petch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Scottish-born translator working from Spanish, Italian and French into English. He lived in Mexico City for 12 years, where he completed a PhD in Philosophy at the UNAM. His translations of Latin American literature for Charco Press have been widely acclaimed. \u003cem\u003eFireflies\u003c\/em\u003e by Luis Sagasti was shortlisted for the Translators' Association First Translation Award 2018. \u003cem\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e by Renato Cisneros received an English PEN Award in 2018. \u003cem\u003eA Musical Offering\u003c\/em\u003e, also by Luis Sagasti, was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021 and won the Society of Authors Premio Valle Inclán 2021 for best translation from Spanish. He now lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 355\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779494871103,"sku":"9781999859312","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/the-distance-between-us-paperback-1","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}