{"product_id":"the-week-of-colors","title":"The Week of Colors","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the \"cursed mother of magical realism\" comes a dazzling collection of stories, available in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman slips between two realities centuries apart as scenes from the violent conquest of Mexico bleed into her comfortable contemporary life. Two young girls visit the home of a sorcerer who tortures women named after the days of the week. Girls become dogs, a labourer hides human bones in bricks destined for a new development, and an old woman arrives at an acquaintance's door carrying a knife and a bone-chilling confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Week of Colors\u003c\/em\u003e, Elena Garro laid the groundwork for the literary movements that would shape Latin American literature and beyond. These stories reveal the early roots of magical realism, feminist horror, and anticolonial speculative fiction while exposing the violence woven through history, family, and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElena Garro (1916–1998) was a Mexican novelist, playwright, journalist, and short story writer whose groundbreaking work profoundly influenced Latin American literature. Though often described as a pioneer of magical realism, Garro rejected the label, preferring to explore the intersections of myth, memory, politics, and everyday life on her own terms. Her writing centres women, children, and Indigenous communities while confronting violence, injustice, and power with remarkable imagination and emotional depth. \u003cem\u003eThe Week of Colors\u003c\/em\u003e is translated into English by the acclaimed translator Megan McDowell, whose work has introduced many of Latin America's most celebrated contemporary writers to English-language readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Lines Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovember 11, 2025\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\u003e260\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Short Stories · Magical Realism · Feminist Fiction · Mexican Literature · Latin American Literature · Speculative Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781949641899\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223027278006,"sku":"9781949641899","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781949641899.jpg?v=1782570441","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-week-of-colors","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}