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    The Right Intention
    The Right Intention
    The Right Intention
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    The Right Intention

    By Andrés Barba

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  • Revered Spanish novelist, shortlisted for the Herralde Prize, with praise from Edmund White, Idra Novey, Yiyun Li, Rivka Galchen, Lorin Stein, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Rafael Chirbes.

  • His novel Such Small Hands received early praise from prominent independent booksellers, including Stephen Sparks (Green Apple/Point Reyes), Brad Johnson (Diesel), Caitlin Luce Baker (University Book Store), Mark Haber (Brazos), Nick Buzanski (Book Culutre)

  • Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman, winner of the Best Translated Book Award 2016 for her translation of Signs Preceding the End of the World (And Other Stories), by Yuri Herrera.
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTransit Books
    Release dateFeb 16, 2018
    ISBN9781945492099
    The Right Intention
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    Andrés Barba

    ANDRÉS BARBA is the award-winning author of numerous books, including Such Small Hands and The Right Intention. He was one of Granta’s Best Young Spanish novelists and received the Premio Herralde for Luminous Republic, which will be translated into twenty languages.

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