{"product_id":"signs-preceding-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Signs Preceding the End of the World - 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\u003eYuri Herrera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Dillman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \"A Silent Fury,\" available Summer 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSigns Preceding the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraversing this lonely territory is Makina, a young woman who knows only too well how to survive in a violent, macho world. Leaving behind her life in Mexico to search for her brother, she is smuggled into the USA carrying a pair of secret messages - one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuri Herrera was born in Actopan, Mexico, in 1970. He received his PhD for Hispanic Language and Literature from UC Berkeley. \u003ci\u003eSigns Preceding the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003eis his English-language debut novel. It was shortlisted for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize and is being published in several languages. His latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Transmigration of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming in English from And Other Stories in 2016. He is currently teaching at Tulane University in New Orleans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa Dillman is based in Atlanta, Georgia, where she translates Spanish, Catalan and Latin American writers and teaches at Emory University. Her recent translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Frost on His Shoulders\u003c\/i\u003e by Lorenzo Mediano, \u003ci\u003eOp Oloop\u003c\/i\u003e by Juan Filloy (longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award), \u003ci\u003eMe, Who Dove into the Heart of the World\u003c\/i\u003e by Sabina Berman and \u003ci\u003eRain Over Madrid\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrés Barba. She is obsessed with words, running, cooking and her dog, Maya.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\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 March 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312704024678,"sku":"9781908276421","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eDJ1Z25vVUtETGxPTk5jNGhwNG5rQT09.webp?v=1767905447","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/signs-preceding-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}