{"product_id":"the-accidentals-stories-guadalupe-nettel-hardcover","title":"The Accidentals: Stories -- Guadalupe Nettel, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the International Booker Shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eStill Born\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful collection of stories about characters coping with estrangement, isolation, and the unknown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed for her piercing insights and razor-sharp prose, award winning author Guadalupe Nettel introduces us to eight characters who are each in their own way lost and wandering, struggling to connect with the people around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Imprinting,\" Nettel shows us a young woman finding an unexpected affinity with an estranged uncle, whose exile from the family is too deep a secret for his niece to know. She introduces us, in \"Life Elsewhere,\" to a frustrated actor who begins, without realizing it, to take over the life and house of a more successful former colleague. And in \"The Torpor,\" we meet a woman who lives with her children in a dying world where it is better to be asleep than awake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature bold, stark style of writing that makes her work \"a revelation\" (\u003ci\u003eKatie Kitamura, author of INTIMACIES\u003c\/i\u003e), this stunning collection interrogates humanity's struggle to communicate and reveals the universal longing for connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guadalupe Nettel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639734924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuadalupe Nettel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four international-award winning novels: \u003ci\u003eEl hu?sped\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Where I was Born\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Winter, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStill Born\u003c\/i\u003e; and three collections of short stories. Her work has been translated into more than ten languages and has appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. She currently lives in Mexico City where she's the director of the magazine \u003ci\u003eRevista de la Universidad de M?xico\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guadalupe Nettel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46292508442852,"sku":"9781639734924","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781639734924.jpg?v=1746267989","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-accidentals-stories-guadalupe-nettel-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}