Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
Emilio Lezama / English Translation by Tanya Huntington
Description
He is from Mexico. She is from Ecuador. He is a sales insurance agent who would have loved to be a philosopher. She is a well-known artist. They meet in Washington DC, but soon they have to part ways. He tries desperately to save the relationship and ends up involved in a Latin American presidential campaign, and a centuries-long debate between Newton and Leibniz. He has no idea how he got there. All he wanted was to save his relationship, now the fate of a country depends on him.
This is the story of falling apart. This is the story of being too late. A story of how things that could have happened often affect us more than those that do. This is a story of politics in Latin America, philosophy in Europe and love everywhere. This is a story about being sorry. A story about being human.
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RIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR: All languages except Spanish. Full English version available through PaGe Literary Agency. For inquiries please contact: paulina@pageagencia.com or gerardo@pageagencia.com
Marketing Information
- Goodreads rating: 4.17
- The Best of all Possible Worlds, in its original Spanish version, was in the following top sellers lists in Mexico in 2019:
- Guadalajara International Fair best-selleres: #1
- El Péndulo bookstores best-sellers #5
- Amazon Mexico Best selling books: 15
- Sabina Berman, book critic. Top 3 books of the year.
Endorsements
“Emilio Lezama has written a beautiful love story where machism never interrupts love or sex, or the beautiful style of the prose. This book is a national feat.” --Sabina Berman - writer, book critic.
“In this story there is a profound understanding of the surroundings, of the ethical dilemmas and of the moral dilemmas. Here, they are reflected with such a level of honesty, layed in such a stark way, that the novel becomes universal. Only someone with a self-conscious and a conscious of his time can have the sense of humor that this book possesses.” -- Ricardo Raphael - writer, critic.
Reviews
https://www.sinembargo.mx/11-07-2020/3820377
https://www.cuartopoder.mx/gente/emilio-lezama-escribe-de-la-posmodernidad/314262
Author Biography
Emilio Lezama is a writer and political analyst. He is an op-ed columnist for El Universal and El País, and has published in The New York Times, Liberation, Nouvel Obs, Folha do Sao Paulo among others. His first novel “The Best of all Possible Worlds” was a success in Mexico where it was published by the Cal & Arena imprint. He is also the co-author of the book “En busca del Presente”. He studied Political Science at the UNAM, and has master 's degrees from Science Po París, L’Université de Paris II and George Washington University.
About the translator:
Tanya Huntington is a binational writer who resides in Mexico City. She is the Managing Editor of the bilingual webzine Literal: Latin American Voices and author of several poetry books.
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- Publisher Cal y Arena
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- Publication Country or regionMexico
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 15 USD
- Pages196
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEl Mejor Mundo Posible
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2019
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