{"product_id":"trout-belly-up-paperback","title":"Trout Belly Up - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodrigo Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEllen Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn seven interconnected short stories, the Guatemalan countryside is ever-present: a place of timeless peace, and the site of sudden violence. Don Henrik, a good man struck time and again by misfortune, confronts the crude realities of farming life, family obligation, and the intrusions of merciless entrepreneurs, hitmen, drug dealers, and fallen angels, all wanting their piece of the pie. Told with precision and a stark beauty, \u003cem\u003eTrout, Belly Up\u003c\/em\u003e is a beguiling, disturbing ensemble of moments set in the heart of a rural landscape in a country where brutality is never far from the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered to be one of the most prominent names among the new generation of Guatemalan writers, \u003cstrong\u003eRodrigo Fuentes\u003c\/strong\u003e (1984) won the Carátula Central American Short Story Prize (2014) as well as the Juegos Florales of Quetzaltenango Short Story Prize (2008). He is the co-founder and editor of the magazine \u003cem\u003eSuelta\u003c\/em\u003e and of the digital publishing house and literary journal \u003cem\u003eTraviesa\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrout, Belly Up\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the 2018 Premio Hispanoamericano de Cuento Gabriel García Márquez, the most prestigious prize awarded to short-story writers in Latin America. It has been published in Guatemala, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia, as well as in France. Rodrigo currently lectures at the College of the Holy Cross in the United States, and lives between Providence and Guatemala. This is his first book to appear in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, editor, and translator from Spanish. Her recent translations include \u003cem\u003eBeyond Mestizaje: Contemporary Debates on Race in Mexico\u003c\/em\u003e edited by Tania Islas Weinstein and Milena Ang (2024), \u003cem\u003eCubanthropy\u003c\/em\u003e by Iván de la Nuez (2023) and \u003cem\u003eThe Remains\u003c\/em\u003e by Margo Glantz (shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2023). Her monograph, \u003cem\u003eLiterature in Motion: Translating Multilingualism Across the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e is published by Columbia University Press (2022). Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eLitro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlug\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 97\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335873532141,"sku":"9781916465619","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/6cOsibYsmO9781916465619.webp?v=1785052050","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/trout-belly-up-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}