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PublisherMcsweeney's Publishing

ISBN-101940450527

ISBN-139781940450520

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Original LanguageSpanish

Book TitleMy Documents

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicHispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author)

GenreFiction

AuthorAlejandro Zambra

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-296947

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsZambra's latest is also his best… A truly beautiful book." —Daniel Alarcón Full of brilliance. This is a new Latin American literature." —Mona Simpson My Documents is an act of literary levitation—luminous, magical and profound, written with the mysterious quality of weightlessness." —Jess Walter Zambra is so alert to the intimate beauty and mystery of being alive that in his hands a raindrop would feel as wide as a world." —Anthony Marra My Documents represents a new form. When I think about Zambra, I feel happy for the future of fiction." —Adam Thirlwell Zambra is the author of small classics—short in length, but enormous in every other way. My Documents elevates him to an entirely new level." —Valeria Luiselli Zambra is one of my favorite living writers. He brings such clarity, exactitude, compassion, oddity, and inventiveness to his books that every new volume he publishes goes on my read-this-immediately list." —Kevin Brockmeier "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" — Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "[Alejandro] Zambra continues to portray in his writing the depth of feeling that humans bring forth in each other. … Zambra's impeccable style and knowledge of humanity are central to these 11 stories." — Booklist "[Alejandro] Zambra is a direct literary descendant of his older, late compatriot Bolaño. … Zambra's work possesses a historical sadness that has no time for the gloss of nostalgia. It's a literature that believes in itself, even when it's mired in despair." — Bookforum "Zambra more than delivers with his latest. He's a thoughtful craftsman, brick by brick laying the foundation for works that transcend continents and labels. Let us now forget the smallness of simply spearheading a new Latin American fiction. My Documents goes beyond that, burning brighter than most anything we'd call exceptional, yesterday or today and in any language."— NPR "Sentence-by-sentence pleasure … [Zambra's] most substantial achievement yet." — The Seattle Times "Extraordinary … these pages are animated by candid, familiar voices in whose recollections we become gently imbricated." — Words Without Borders, "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus, "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" — Publishers Weekly (Starred review), Zambra's latest is also his best… A truly beautiful book." —Daniel Alarcón Full of brilliance. This is a new Latin American literature." —Mona Simpson My Documents is an act of literary levitation—luminous, magical and profound, written with the mysterious quality of weightlessness." —Jess Walter Zambra is so alert to the intimate beauty and mystery of being alive that in his hands a raindrop would feel as wide as a world." —Anthony Marra My Documents represents a new form. When I think about Zambra, I feel happy for the future of fiction." —Adam Thirlwell Zambra is the author of small classics—short in length, but enormous in every other way. My Documents elevates him to an entirely new level." —Valeria Luiselli Zambra is one of my favorite living writers. He brings such clarity, exactitude, compassion, oddity, and inventiveness to his books that every new volume he publishes goes on my read-this-immediately list." —Kevin Brockmeier "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" — Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "[Alejandro] Zambra continues to portray in his writing the depth of feeling that humans bring forth in each other. … Zambra's impeccable style and knowledge of humanity are central to these 11 stories." — Booklist "[Alejandro] Zambra is a direct literary descendant of his older, late compatriot Bolaño. … Zambra's work possesses a historical sadness that has no time for the gloss of nostalgia. It's a literature that believes in itself, even when it's mired in despair." — Bookforum "Zambra more than delivers with his latest. He's a thoughtful craftsman, brick by brick laying the foundation for works that transcend continents and labels. Let us now forget the smallness of simply spearheading a new Latin American fiction. My Documents goes beyond that, burning brighter than most anything we'd call exceptional, yesterday or today and in any language."— NPR, Zambra's latest is also his best… A truly beautiful book." —Daniel Alarcón Full of brilliance. This is a new Latin American literature." —Mona Simpson My Documents is an act of literary levitation—luminous, magical and profound, written with the mysterious quality of weightlessness." —Jess Walter Zambra is so alert to the intimate beauty and mystery of being alive that in his hands a raindrop would feel as wide as a world." —Anthony Marra My Documents represents a new form. When I think about Zambra, I feel happy for the future of fiction." —Adam Thirlwell Zambra is the author of small classics—short in length, but enormous in every other way. My Documents elevates him to an entirely new level." —Valeria Luiselli Zambra is one of my favorite living writers. He brings such clarity, exactitude, compassion, oddity, and inventiveness to his books that every new volume he publishes goes on my read-this-immediately list." —Kevin Brockmeier "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" — Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "[Alejandro] Zambra continues to portray in his writing the depth of feeling that humans bring forth in each other. … Zambra's impeccable style and knowledge of humanity are central to these 11 stories." — Booklist "[Alejandro] Zambra is a direct literary descendant of his older, late compatriot Bolaño. … Zambra's work possesses a historical sadness that has no time for the gloss of nostalgia. It's a literature that believes in itself, even when it's mired in despair." — Bookforum, Longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. "Zambra's latest is also his best... A truly beautiful book." --Daniel Alarcón "Full of brilliance. This is a new Latin American literature." --Mona Simpson " My Documents is an act of literary levitation--luminous, magical and profound, written with the mysterious quality of weightlessness." --Jess Walter "Zambra is so alert to the intimate beauty and mystery of being alive that in his hands a raindrop would feel as wide as a world." --Anthony Marra " My Documents represents a new form. When I think about Zambra, I feel happy for the future of fiction." --Adam Thirlwell "Zambra is the author of small classics--short in length, but enormous in every other way. My Documents elevates him to an entirely new level." --Valeria Luiselli "Zambra is one of my favorite living writers. He brings such clarity, exactitude, compassion, oddity, and inventiveness to his books that every new volume he publishes goes on my read-this-immediately list." --Kevin Brockmeier "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."-- Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" -- Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "[Alejandro] Zambra continues to portray in his writing the depth of feeling that humans bring forth in each other. ... Zambra's impeccable style and knowledge of humanity are central to these 11 stories." -- Booklist "[Alejandro] Zambra is a direct literary descendant of his older, late compatriot Bolaño. ... Zambra's work possesses a historical sadness that has no time for the gloss of nostalgia. It's a literature that believes in itself, even when it's mired in despair." -- Bookforum "Zambra more than delivers with his latest. He's a thoughtful craftsman, brick by brick laying the foundation for works that transcend continents and labels. Let us now forget the smallness of simply spearheading a new Latin American fiction. My Documents goes beyond that, burning brighter than most anything we'd call exceptional, yesterday or today and in any language."-- NPR "Sentence-by-sentence pleasure ... [Zambra's] most substantial achievement yet." -- The Seattle Times "Extraordinary ... these pages are animated by candid, familiar voices in whose recollections we become gently imbricated." -- Words Without Borders, Zambra's latest is also his best… A truly beautiful book." —Daniel Alarcón Full of brilliance. This is a new Latin American literature." —Mona Simpson My Documents is an act of literary levitation—luminous, magical and profound, written with the mysterious quality of weightlessness." —Jess Walter Zambra is so alert to the intimate beauty and mystery of being alive that in his hands a raindrop would feel as wide as a world." —Anthony Marra My Documents represents a new form. When I think about Zambra, I feel happy for the future of fiction." —Adam Thirlwell Zambra is the author of small classics—short in length, but enormous in every other way. My Documents elevates him to an entirely new level." —Valeria Luiselli Zambra is one of my favorite living writers. He brings such clarity, exactitude, compassion, oddity, and inventiveness to his books that every new volume he publishes goes on my read-this-immediately list." —Kevin Brockmeier "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" — Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "[Alejandro] Zambra continues to portray in his writing the depth of feeling that humans bring forth in each other. … Zambra's impeccable style and knowledge of humanity are central to these 11 stories." — Booklist, Zambra's latest is also his best… A truly beautiful book." —Daniel Alarcón Full of brilliance. This is a new Latin American literature." —Mona Simpson My Documents is an act of literary levitation—luminous, magical and profound, written with the mysterious quality of weightlessness." —Jess Walter Zambra is so alert to the intimate beauty and mystery of being alive that in his hands a raindrop would feel as wide as a world." —Anthony Marra My Documents represents a new form. When I think about Zambra, I feel happy for the future of fiction." —Adam Thirlwell Zambra is the author of small classics—short in length, but enormous in every other way. My Documents elevates him to an entirely new level." —Valeria Luiselli Zambra is one of my favorite living writers. He brings such clarity, exactitude, compassion, oddity, and inventiveness to his books that every new volume he publishes goes on my read-this-immediately list." —Kevin Brockmeier "[These eleven stories are] winningly arch and unusual takes on common household predicaments."— Kirkus "Zambra's stories convey with striking honesty what it's like to be Chilean today" — Publishers Weekly (Starred review)

Dewey Decimal863.7

SynopsisNamed a best book of 2015 by NPR, The Boston Globe , and Electric Literature . My Documents is the latest work from Alejandro Zambra, the award-winning Chilean writer whose first novel was heralded as the dawn of a new era in Chilean literature, and described by Junot Díaz as ?a total knockout." Now, in his first short story collection, Zambra gives us eleven stories of liars and ghosts, armed bandits and young lovers?brilliant portraits of life in Chile before and after Pinochet. The cumulative effect is that of a novel?or of eleven brief novels, intimate and uncanny, archived until now in a desktop folder innocuously called ?My Documents." Zambra's remarkable vision and erudition is on full display here; this book offers clear evidence of a sublimely talented writer working at the height of his powers., Named a best book of 2015 by NPR, The Boston Globe , and Electric Literature . My Documents is the latest work from Alejandro Zambra, the award-winning Chilean writer whose first novel was heralded as the dawn of a new era in Chilean literature, and described by Junot D az as "a total knockout." Now, in his first short story collection, Zambra gives us eleven stories of liars and ghosts, armed bandits and young lovers--brilliant portraits of life in Chile before and after Pinochet. The cumulative effect is that of a novel--or of eleven brief novels, intimate and uncanny, archived until now in a desktop folder innocuously called "My Documents." Zambra's remarkable vision and erudition is on full display here; this book offers clear evidence of a sublimely talented writer working at the height of his powers.

LC Classification NumberPQ8098.36.A43M913