{"product_id":"sidewalks-9781566893565","title":"Sidewalks","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrantland\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVol. 1 Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, A Year of Favorites, Jason Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014's Must-Read Books from Indie Presses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Valeria Luiselli is a writer of formidable talent, destined to be an important voice in Latin American letters. Her vision and language are precise, and the power of her intellect is in evidence on every page.\"--Daniel Alarc n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm completely captivated by the beauty of the paragraphs, the elegance of the prose, the joy in the written word, and the literary sense of this author.\"--Enrique Vilas-Matas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValeria Luiselli is an evening cyclist; a literary tourist in Venice, searching for Joseph Brodsky's tomb; an excavator of her own artifacts, unpacking from a move. In essays that are as companionable as they are ambitious, she uses the city to exercise a roving, meandering intelligence, seeking out the questions embedded in our human landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValeria Luiselli\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Mexico City in 1983 and grew up in South Africa. Her novel and essays have been translated into many languages and her work has appeared in publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e. Some of her recent projects include a ballet performed by the New York City Ballet in Lincoln Center; a pedestrian sound installation for the Serpentine Gallery in London; and a novella in installments for workers in a juice factory in Mexico. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566893565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valeria Luiselli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659991249052,"sku":"9781566893565","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a82b6881-3356-4eae-83a6-0fae7940f3ca.jpg?v=1603895886","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sidewalks-9781566893565","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}