Reputations [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Vásquez, Juan Gabriel

ISBN 10: 1594633479 / ISBN 13: 9781594633478

Published by Riverhead Books, 2016

About this Item

Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine in protective mylar sleeve. Book would be fine except for mild toning to the top of the pageblock. The Premio Literario Arzobispo Juan de San Clemente-, Premio Real Academia Española-, Prémio Casa de América Latina de Lisboa-, and Prix Carbet des Lycéens-winning novel by the Alfaguara Novel Prize-, International Dublin Literary Award-, Premio Qwerty-, Premio Fundación Libros & Letras-, Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar-, Premio Gregor von Rezzori-Città di Firenze-, Prix Roger Caillois-, rémio Literário Casino da Póvoa-, Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres-, and Cruz Oficial de la Orden de Isabel la Católica-winning author of ?The Shape of the Ruins? and ?The Sound of Things Falling?. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reputations [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594633479
• ISBN 13: 9781594633478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A brilliant novel about the power of politics and personal memory from one of South America's literary stars, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Things Falling.

Javier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage.

After four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world.

In Reputations, Juan Gabriel Vásquez examines the weight of the past, how a public persona intersects with private histories, and the burdens and surprises of memory. In this intimate novel that recalls authors like Coetzee and Ian McEwan, Vásquez plumbs universal experiences to create a masterful story, one that reverberates long after you turn the final page.

Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Newsweek, the Guardian, and Kirkus

About the Author

Juan Gabriel Vásquez's previous books include the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner and national bestseller, The Sound of Things Falling, as well as the award-winning The Informers, The Secret History of Costaguana, and the story collection Lovers on All Saints' Day. Vásquez's novels have been published in twenty-eight languages worldwide. After sixteen years in France, Belgium, and Spain, he now lives in Bogotá.

Anne McLean translates Latin American and Spanish novels, short stories, memoirs, and other writings. She has twice won both the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán, and received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award with Juan Gabriel Vásquez for his novel The Sound of Things Falling. She lives in Toronto.