{"product_id":"behind-the-gate-9780811240581","title":"Behind the Gate","description":"Written in sharp, impressionistic prose steeped in horror, Amparo Dávila's stories are tiny nightmares come to life. She is a writer obsessed with obsession, who shows, sometimes in just a few pages, that the narrow line between sanity and madness is even finer than it had seemed at first glance, and that anyone could be one false move away from their doom. Gothic, dark, surrealist, atmospheric, this newly translated selection from the author of the global sensation \u003cem\u003eThe Houseguest\u003c\/em\u003e \"casts a delightful and disconcerting spell\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amparo Davila\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811240581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavila, Amparo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Amparo Dávila was born in Mexico in 1928. She published several collections of short stories and for a short time worked as Alfonso Reye's secretary. In recent years a massive resurgence of interest has acknowledged her as one of Mexico's finest masters of the short story. Award the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 19977, she was honored with the Medalla Bellas Artes in 2015\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGleeson, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Matthew Gleeson is a writer, translator, and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eWriting Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1960-2010\u003c\/em\u003e by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarris, Audrey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A former Mellon Public Scholar, Audrey Harris holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic languages and literatures from the University of California, Los Angeles.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amparo Davila \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67804780691613,"sku":"9780811240581","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f3484383-ebef-4712-9435-0cb0a73278f6.jpg?v=1794382369","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/behind-the-gate-9780811240581","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}