{"product_id":"slow-elephants-of-milan-angel-bonomini-paperback","title":"Slow Elephants of Milan -- Ángel Bonomini, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Revelatory and seductive.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnigmatic fictions from a lost master of Argentine literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man and woman on a road trip make an unplanned detour to Laar, an empty city of palaces and canals that may be no city at all. Two gaucho rebels are captured during war--one finds freedom in writing stories while the other is driven mad with envy. And a traveler in postwar Italy is inspired, almost against his will, to record the mysterious progress of two elephants through the foggy streets of Milan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn twelve short fictions threaded together by an insatiable curiosity about time, memory, art, and the divine, Ángel Bonomini (\u003ci\u003eThe Novices of Lerna\u003c\/i\u003e) explores \"the sweet and subtle interrelations of things.\" Originally published in 1978 and appearing in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eSlow Elephants of Milan\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable addition to our literature of the strange and fantastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ángel Bonomini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893380484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eÁngel Bonomini \u003c\/b\u003e(1929-1994) is one of the great previously untranslated writers of Argentine fiction, a contemporary of Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo, and Julio Cortázar. His debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Novices of Lerna\u003c\/i\u003e, was originally published in 1972, but Bonomini's meditations on identity, surveillance, and isolation remain eerily prescient. In his lifetime, Bonomini was a two-time recipient of the prestigious Premio Konex. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Landsman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City. After graduating from Binghamton University, he spent several years living in Buenos Aires, where he cocreated the BA Comedy Lab and taught literary workshops at Walrus Books. Ángel Bonomini's \u003ci\u003eThe Novices of Lerna\u003c\/i\u003e was his first translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ángel Bonomini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67514421543140,"sku":"9798893380484","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9798893380484.jpg?v=1791532191","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/slow-elephants-of-milan-angel-bonomini-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}