{"product_id":"the-things-weve-seen","title":"The Things We've Seen","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in three interconnected parts, \u003cem\u003eThe Things We've Seen\u003c\/em\u003e is Agustín Fernández Mallo's most ambitious and accomplished novel. A writer travels to the small, uninhabited island of San Simón, once used as a Francoist concentration camp during the Spanish Civil War, where a series of strange encounters sends him on a journey across continents in pursuit of the ghosts of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the second part, Kurt Montana—the secret fourth astronaut aboard Apollo 11—looks back on a life that stretches from the Vietnam War to the moon landing. In the third, a woman retraces a walk along the Normandy coast while confronting memory, grief, and the refugee crisis unfolding around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending history, science, philosophy, photography, and fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Things We've Seen\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling meditation on violence, memory, and the hidden connections that bind people across time and place. Described as the novel David Lynch and W. G. Sebald might have written together, it is a bold and unforgettable work of contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgustín Fernández Mallo is a Spanish novelist, essayist, and physicist whose work has transformed contemporary Spanish literature. His acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNocilla Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e helped define a new generation of writers by weaving together literature, science, philosophy, and popular culture. Winner of Spain's Biblioteca Breve Prize, Mallo is celebrated for his intellectually adventurous fiction and innovative narrative style. \u003cem\u003eThe Things We've Seen\u003c\/em\u003e is translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFitzcarraldo Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24 March 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e488\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Fiction in Translation · Spanish Literature · Speculative Fiction · Philosophical Fiction · Historical Fiction · Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781913097301\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223026557110,"sku":"9781913097301","price":31.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781913097301.jpg?v=1782570312","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-things-weve-seen","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}