{"product_id":"9791399109207","title":"THE ROSE GARDEN","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE ROSE GARDEN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection gathers the short stories of Maeve Brennan originally published in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e, translated into Spanish for the first time. The work traces the evolution of an author who transitioned from writing fashion columns to becoming an essential storyteller. With a sharp eye and subtle humor, Brennan portrays daily life, family ties, and displacement between Dublin and New York. The reader will find stories with a strong autobiographical charge that explore the darkest corners of human relationships through small objects and seemingly trivial situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rose Garden\u003c\/em\u003e collects the short fiction of Maeve Brennan, an Irish author who spent much of her career in the United States. The stories move between two cities fundamental to her biography: Dublin, where she was born, and New York, where she worked and resided until her death. The work draws from her personal experience to construct stories where the domestic and the intimate become the stage for deep tensions. Brennan observes with precision the smallest gestures, the silences, and the minor cruelties that define family and social relationships. The story \"The Holy Terror,\" published in 1950, marked a turning point in her career and represents the tone that permeates the entire collection: a blend of irony, sensitivity, and contained rawness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDisplacement and the immigrant experience between Ireland and the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic life as a space for conflict and psychological revelation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eObservation of the everyday as a tool to explore complex emotions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFamily ties marked by unresolved tensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFemale identity in mid-20th-century society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in quality literary short stories, especially those who appreciate short fiction with psychological and autobiographical weight. It will also be of interest to those who follow the work of 20th-century Irish female authors, as well as fans of \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e tradition and its school of writers. It is a recommended read for those seeking prose that is precise, ironic, and emotionally complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFirst-time access in Spanish to a key author of 20th-century American short fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA unique perspective on the migrant experience between Europe and America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eStories that combine humor and psychological depth without falling into sentimentality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA lucid female gaze on domestic life and human relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: BRENNAN, MAEVE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Eterna Cadencia SL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTopic: FICTION AND RELATED TOPICS, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: NOVEL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: November 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 384\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 946 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition represents a significant opportunity to discover an author who, despite her recognition in the English-speaking world, remained unpublished in Spanish. Maeve Brennan's work stands out for its ability to turn the minimal into top-tier literary material. \u003cem\u003eThe Rose Garden\u003c\/em\u003e will interest both readers familiar with quality short fiction and those approaching her writing for the first time. The collection offers a coherent vision of her evolution as a short story writer and allows readers to appreciate the style that established her as one of the most personal voices of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ETERNA CADENCIA SL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407273943387,"sku":"9791399109207","price":21.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/979139910920.jpg?v=1781851561","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9791399109207","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}