{"product_id":"the-right-intention-9781945492068","title":"The Right Intention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barba is a master of the novella . . . A gorgeous, fully realized collection.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing is simple for the men and women in Andr s Barba's stories. As they go about their lives, they are each tested by a single, destructive obsession. A runner puts his marriage at risk while training for a marathon; a teenager can no longer stand the sight of meat following her parents' divorce; a man suddenly fixates on the age difference between him and his younger male lover. In four tightly wound novellas, Andr s Barba establishes himself as a master of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndr s Barba\u003c\/b\u003e is the one the most lauded contemporary Spanish writers. He is the author of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eAugust, October\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRain Over Madrid\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to literary fiction, he has written essays, poems, books of photography, and translations of Thomas De Quincey and Herman Melville. His books have been translated into ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Dillman\u003c\/b\u003e won the 2016 Best Translated Book Award for her translation of Yuri Herrera's \u003ci\u003eSigns Preceding the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. She translates from Spanish and Catalan and teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945492068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andr\u0026#233;s Barba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672104202396,"sku":"9781945492068","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2b155267-063e-4c4e-bb56-71b327d58440.jpg?v=1603926961","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-right-intention-9781945492068","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}