Alejandro Zambra was named as one of Granta's "Best Young
Spanish-language Novelists." He is the author of three novels,
including Bonsai, which was made into a film, and Ways of Going
Home.
Megan McDowell received her Master's Degree in Literary Translation
from the University of Texas at Dallas. In addition to two books by
Alejandro Zambra, she has translated Under This Terrible Sun by
Carlos Busqued and La Vida Doble by Arturo Fontaine.
"It's rare to find a storymuch less such a short onethat offers
this kind of pleasure and manages to linger in mind as an unsolved
mystery ... as exciting as the best daydream you ever had."The
Second Pass
"Zambra's sentences string together like pearls, each of them
perfect, fragile, and self-contained. Often, they are startlingly
beautiful in their careful starkness, or hilariously deadpan ...
Trees has a wry sense of remove. It washes over you, and it
lingers."Rachel Sugar, New City Lit
The Private Lives of Trees is a novel from Chilean writer Alejandro
Zambra, masterfully translated by Megan McDowell ... Poignant and
thought-provoking, The Private Lives of Trees is a fine piece of
international fiction."The Midwest Book Review
" Zambra writes peculiar books that work on many levelsthe kind to
be read again and again because they become something different
each time."Tottenville Review
"Alejandro Zambra is certainly the most interesting Chilean writer
to emerge since Bolano died in 2003 ... his biggest strengths [are]
a lively attention to detail and an ability to plausibly, enjoyably
break the binds of tradition..."Stephan Delbos, The Prague
Post
"The Private Lives of Trees confirms Alejandro Zambra as one of the
most interesting writers of the younger generation."Álvaro
Enrigue
"One of the greatest literary events of recent years."Alfonso
Cortínez, Las Últimas Noticias
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