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Thomas Christensen
Thomas Christensen's forthcoming "1616: The World in Motion" is a global journey through one year in the early seventeenth century. Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction Finalist Lawrence Weschler has called it "a brimmingly generous intellectual feast, lavishly curated." Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Winner... show more

Thomas Christensen's forthcoming "1616: The World in Motion" is a global journey through one year in the early seventeenth century. Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction Finalist Lawrence Weschler has called it "a brimmingly generous intellectual feast, lavishly curated." Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Winner Gary Snyder has called it "A brilliant creative examination and interpretation" of the early modern world.Christensen's previous books, several in collaboration with Carol Christensen, include "The U.S-Mexican War," a companion book to a national PBS television series; "The Discovery of America and Other Myths," a collection of writings about the encounter between native Americans and the first European arrivals to the hemisphere; "New World / New Words: Recent Writing from the Americas, A Bilingual Anthology"; and "Bridge to Understanding: The Art and Architecture of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum." He has also written critical essays and introductions to such books as "Sylvie and Bruno" by Lewis Carroll, "The Getting of Wisdom" by Henry Handel Richardson, and "Hieroglyphic Tales" by Horace Walpole.Another of his forthcoming books is "Selected Poems of José Angel Valente," a translation of poems by the esteemed twentieth-century Spanish poet. Previous translations (several with Carol Christensen) include works by Carlos Fuentes, Alejo Carpentier, Julio Cortázar, and others. "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel was a best seller. "Ballets Without Music, Without Dancers, Without Anything" by Louis-Ferdinand Céline was a finalist for the PEN America West translation award. He received a special award for dedication to translation from the American Literary Translators Association. Christensen is also known as a publisher, editor, and graphic designer. Under his direction the independent trade publishing company Mercury House was nominated for a Carey-Thomas Award for excellence in publishing. He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, reviewing both translation and creative writing grant applications. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.Author photo by Ellen Christensen.
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Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it 9 years ago
This is a magical realist novel. Some people think that it is high literature, but it isn't. IT is very derivative of Garcia Marquez but without the wonderful language. The book is divided into twelve chapters named after the months of the year. That is done for no apparent reason that I could se...
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So many books so little time rated it 10 years ago
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with this book. However I did enjoy the novel, it's structure is really unique. I don't think I have read many books like this. The characters are somewhat one dimensional but it kind of works for this type of story. The novel has more of a fairy tale v...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 10 years ago
I read this ages and ages ago and all I really remembered from it was something about Tita's sister having a very unfortunate digestive condition and a volcano. The title was mentioned during the UK bookaday thing we did back in July, so when I stumbled across a hardcover copy in a UBS, I thought "...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This novel is endearing and unique--Not really fantasy although--more literary fiction imbued with magical realism set in on a Mexican ranch near the border in the early 20th century. Tita is denied permission to marry her love Pedro because a family tradition demands as youngest daughter it is her ...
Jules
Jules rated it 12 years ago
The first time I read this book, years ago, I thought it was so romantic and beautifully tragic. I even liked the movie! I recently re-read it, however, and all I could think was, well, 'blerg.' Tita was too much of a doormat for the majority of the story and Pedro was a selfish, shallow coward who ...
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