{"product_id":"9781934137567","title":"The Polish Boxer","description":"\"Elegant” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny and revelatory.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deeply accessible, deeply moving.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Polish Boxer\u003c\/i\u003e covers a vast landscape of human experience while enfolding a search for origins: a grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather's past and the story behind his numbered tattoo; a Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbidden heritage; a Mayan poet is torn between his studies and filial obligations; a striking young Israeli woman seeks answers in Central America; a university professor yearns for knowledge that he can't find in books and discovers something unexpected at a Mark Twain conference. Drawn to what lies beyond the range of reason, they all reach for the beautiful and fleeting, whether through humor, music, poetry, or unspoken words. Across his encounters with each of them, the narrator—a Guatemalan literature professor and writer named Eduardo Halfon—pursues his most enigmatic subject: himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMapping the geography of identity in a world scarred by a legacy of violence and exile, \u003ci\u003eThe Polish Boxer \u003c\/i\u003emarks the debut of a major new Latin American voice in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo Halfon\u003c\/b\u003e was named one of the best young Latin American writers by the Hay Festival of Bogotá and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the prestigious José María de Pereda Prize for the Short Novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Polish Boxer\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book to appear in English, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice selection and finalist for the International Latino Book Award. Halfon is currently the Harman Writer in Residence at Baruch College in New York and travels frequently between his homes in Nebraska and Guatemala.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174455951600,"sku":"9781934137567","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934137567_p0.jpg?v=1763656099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934137567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}