The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft Paperback Book

Description: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description From the International Booker Prize-winning translator and Womens Prize finalist, a propulsive, beguiling novel about eight translators and their search for a world-renowned author who goes missing in a primeval Polish forest.Eight translators arrive at a house in a forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, Gray Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace.The translators, who hail from eight different countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author, begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with work on her masterpiece. They explore this ancient wooded refuge with its intoxicating slime molds and lichens, and study her exotic belongings and layered texts for clues. But doing so reveals secrets - and deceptions - of Irena Reys that they are utterly unprepared for. Forced to face their differences as they grow increasingly paranoid in this fever dream of isolation and obsession, soon the translators are tangled up in a web of rivalries and desire, threatening not only their work but the fate of their beloved author herself.This hilarious, thought-provoking second outing by award-winning translator and author Jennifer Croft is a brilliant examination of art, celebrity, the natural world, and the power of language. It is an unforgettable, unputdownable adventure with a small but global cast of characters shaken by the shocks of love, destruction, and creation in one of Europes last great wildernesses.A clever literary mystery unfolding within a labyrinth of unreliable narration and translation, it explores with wit and intricacy the ambiguities and contradictions of the translators art. The author knows whereof she writes - Jennifer Croft is an award-winning translator - and her involuted literary quest should appeal to fans of Nabokovs Pale Fire or Bolanos The Savage Detectives.-The Sydney Morning Herald, Fiction pick of the weekIts to Crofts credit that she sustains her claustrophobic narrative so deftly, with plenty of plot twists. What ultimately makes this book such a pleasure, though, is the uniqueness of its perspective. Reading a translator translating a translator is a brain-twister like no other, and it cant fail to change the way you think about language.-Carrie OGrady, The GuardianThe Extinction of Irena Rey playfully dismantles long-standing conceptions of literary translation ... Croft holds everything together with the aplomb of a more seasoned novelist.-Alice Whitmore, Sydney Review of Books Author Biography Jennifer Croft won a Guggenheim Fellowship for The Extinction of Irena Rey, and her debut Homesick won the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing and was longlisted for the Womens Prize, while her translation of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuks Flights won the International Booker Prize. She is the translator of Federico Falcos A Perfect Cemetery, Romina Paulas August, Pedro Mairals The Woman from Uruguay, and Olga Tokarczuks The Books of Jacob. She has also received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. She lives in Los Angeles. Details ISBN 1761380214 ISBN-13 9781761380211 Title The Extinction of Irena Rey Author Jennifer Croft Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 288 Publisher Scribe Publications GE_Item_ID:158692603; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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