{"product_id":"ava-dalkey-essentials","title":"AVA","description":"\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAva Klein—thirty-nine, lover of life, world traveler, and professor of comparative literature—is dying. From her hospital bed on the last day of her life, she makes one final ecstatic voyage through memory, love, desire, literature, family, and war. Her life unfolds in fragments and vignettes, populated by the people she has loved, including her three former husbands and the writers who have shaped her imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs Ava moves through memories of pleasure, regret, gratitude, and loss, the history of her family and the violence of the wider world continually enter her consciousness. Her parents survived the Treblinka death camp, while her Aunt Sophie did not, and on Ava's final day Iraq invades Kuwait. Poetic, fragmented, and intensely lyrical, \u003cem\u003eAVA\u003c\/em\u003e is an experimental meditation on mortality and the extraordinary desire to live. This edition features a new introduction by Jamie Hood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCarole Maso is an American novelist and author of essays, prose poetry, and memoir. She is the author of ten books, including \u003cem\u003eGhost Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Lover\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAVA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Woman in the Chinese Hat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDefiance\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMother \u0026amp; Child\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the 2018 Berlin Prize. Jamie Hood is the author of \u003cem\u003eTrauma Plot: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ehow to be a good girl\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDalkey Archive Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 21, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e300\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Experimental Fiction · Feminist Fiction · Prose Poetry · Translated\/International Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781628976557\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45449916416182,"sku":"9781628976557","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781628976557.jpg?v=1789476955","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/ava-dalkey-essentials","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}