{"product_id":"mephistos-waltz-selected-short-stories-9781941920831","title":"Mephisto's Waltz: Selected Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the renowned Mexican literary master and author of the \u003cem\u003eTrilogy of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e (Deep Vellum) comes \u003cem\u003eMephisto's Waltz\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing together the best short stories from celebrated writer Sergio Pitol's oeuvre. The Xavier Villaurrutia award-winning collection includes the titular story, Pitol's personal favorite. Selected by the author, each story is a glimpse into the works that first gained Pitol his status as one of the greatest living Mexican writers and showcases the evolution of his unique literary style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Pitol\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2018) was one of Mexico's foremost writers and winner of the prestigious 2005 Cervantes Prize. He is the author of the three books in the Trilogy of Memory series: \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Magician of Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e, published in English by Deep Vellum. He is renowned for his intellectual career in both the fields of literary creation and translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sergio Pitol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550492209333,"sku":"9781941920831","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_344884e0-b476-42af-b9d7-a54098ad2248.jpg?v=1626790800","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mephistos-waltz-selected-short-stories-9781941920831","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}