{"product_id":"the-book-of-mistaken-journeys-paperback","title":"The Book of Mistaken Journeys - 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\u003eClara Obligado\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMolly Wagschal\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Argentine exile living in Madrid travels to recover her lost childhood in Buenos Aires. A young man in Poland makes the voyage to the Americas, only to end up in the wrong hemisphere. A newly wed bride leaves her husband to embark on a European odyssey of her own. A mammoth cub ventures out for his first hunt, only to end up buried under the ice. In \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mistaken Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2012 Premio Setenil for best short-story collection in Spain, Clara Obligado takes the reader on her own journey through time and space: from the prehistoric era to the 21st century, from Old World to New World and back again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe characters in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mistaken Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e embark on a journey in which chance guides their individual stories as they build toward an overarching trajectory. Along an unnerving narrative spiral, these eleven intertwined stories speak to exile, migration, and the search for an alternative future. Read alone, each story conveys an individual story of love, loss and longing. Read together, they intertwine and spiral into a greater narrative, revealing the unexpected ways in which humans relate to one another.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Obligado was born in Buenos Aires. A political exile, she has lived in Spain since 1976. She has been awarded the Femenino Lumen prize and the Juan March Cencillo short novel prize. Some of her short story collections are \u003ci\u003eLas otras vidas, El libro de los viajes equivocados, La muerte juega a los dados, and La biblioteca de agua\u003c\/i\u003e and among her essay collections are \u003ci\u003eUna casa lejos de casa. La escritura extranjera\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTodo lo que crece. Naturaleza y escritura\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMolly Wagschal is a recipient of the 2023 Sundial House Literary Translation Award. She translates from Spanish and Catalan into English and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies at Brown University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47637997813899,"sku":"9798990322431","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/IDyYXywsgV9798990322431.webp?v=1782576148","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-book-of-mistaken-journeys-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}