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The Things We Don't Do

By Andrés Neuman & Nick Caistor &
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Publisher Description

"Neuman's penchant for familial drama. . . . emerges again in these short stories, but his adventurous, stylistic virtuosity sets these works apart. . . . Neuman succeeds by this and many other measures with these sublime, surprising tales."—Booklist

"Andrés Neuman has continued to mesmerize his readers seemingly without effort. [His] grasp on the reader's attention is so total, in fact, that she can only acknowledge she has been hypnotized once the session has ended."—Jonathon Sturgeon, Flavorwire

" Neuman demonstrates a marvelous gift for the medium of short stories, infusing each with equal parts compassion and conflict."—Kirkus Review

"These short, trenchant explorations of moments in which other realities penetrate the quotidian, or the boundary between the real and the unreal, truly merit comparisons to Julio Cortázar or even Borges."—Alli Carlisle, Full Stop

"Neuman is one of the rare writers who can distill the most complex human emotions with apparent effortlessness. . . . Andrés Neuman has transcended the boundaries of geography, time, and language to become one of the most significant writers of the early twenty-first century."—Alex McElroy, Music & Literature

"Each one of these tales is gripping for a multitude of different reasons, but ultimately it's the common bond that they share, the author's instinctive ability to empathize with his flawed subjects, that transforms them into endearing snapshots worthy of their reader's attention."—Aaron Westerman, Typographical Era

". . . Neuman is the rare storyteller who not only understands but also feels how to go about his job."—The Mookse and the Gripes

"Andrés Neuman is destined to be one of the essential writers of our time."—Teju Cole

10 Reviews

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“An incredible collection of short stories that I flew through in a day. A joy and a half!”
“sbenernya 4 bintang dah cukup, tapi bintang yang satu lagi untuk perasaan dengki atas tulisan bliao yg membuat sy menyadari bahwa sy ngga ada apa apanya. dan itu bikin kesal sekali”
“The most striking part of this book is the contradictory feeling each story leaves you with. When a story ends on a positive note, you remember the title of the book "The Things We Don't Do" which means the happy ending is more of a wish that wasn't actually fulfilled due to actions that were not taken. While a story that ends on a negative note makes you feel restless but when the title comes to mind, you tend to relax thinking this was not actually done by the protagonists... In this sense, 'The Things We Don't Do' is a special book by an author par brilliance.”

About Andrés Neuman

Andrés Neuman was born in Buenos Aires, and grew up and lives in Spain. He was included in Granta's "Young Spanish-language Novelists" issue and is the author of almost twenty works, two of which—Traveler of the Century and Talking to Ourselves— have been translated into English. Traveler of the Century won the Alfaguara Prize and the National Critics Prize, and was longlisted for the 2013 Best Translated book award, and shortlisted for the 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Nick Caistoris a prolific British translator and journalist, best known for his translations of Spanish and Portuguese literature. He is a past winner of the Valle-Inclán Prize for translation and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4, Times Literary Supplement, and the Guardian.

Lorenza Garcia has lived for extended periods in Spain, France, and Iceland. Since 2007, she has translated over a dozen novels and works of non-fiction from French and Spanish.

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