{"product_id":"the-cartographers-apprentice-a-21st-century-fable-9781493769179","title":"The Cartographer's Apprentice: A 21st Century Fable","description":"Science fiction, medievalism and corporate intrigue combine in \"The Cartographer's Apprentice\". An Irish scientist, employed by the multinational Martel, discovers and tries to exploit the secret of a strange Catalan village in this formidable work of metafiction. The Cartographer's Apprentice is a translation from the Irish Gaelic of \"An Tionscadal\", winner of the 2006 Oireachtas award. It has been described as a \"radical new departure in Irish fiction\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tomas Mac Siomoin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493769179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTomás Mac Síomóin is an award-winning Gaelic novelist, storyteller, poet, and journalist. A doctoral graduate of Cornell University, he has lived in Catalonia since 1998. Translations from, and into, Spanish and Catalan, including Juan Rolfe's Pedro Paramour and the poetry of Ernesto Cardinal, figure among his work, along with polemical essays of cultural and political analysis. His poetry has been translated into many European languages, most recently Slovenian, Romanian and Turkish. His short story Music in the Bone has been selected by The Dalkey Archive Press for inclusion in Best European Fiction 2013.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45432859525235,"sku":"9781493769179","price":16.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d2aadfcc-0bb7-4437-a2f6-ee4a81766885.jpg?v=1788267940","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-cartographers-apprentice-a-21st-century-fable-9781493769179","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}