{"product_id":"the-child-9798889662082","title":"The Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Polyphonic, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA compact, emotionally gripping literary novel from the author of \u003cem\u003ePatria\u003c\/em\u003e that blends a real-life tragedy with an intimate psychological portrayal of its aftermath. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational bestseller Fernando Aramburu--winner of Spain's National Prize for Narrative, the Strega Europeo, and the Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Prize--returns with his most intimate and emotionally gripping novel yet. With The Child, Aramburu turns from the broad canvas of history to the private shadows of a single Basque family shaken by an unspeakable tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a real-life school explosion near Bilbao that killed fifty children in 1980, \u003cem\u003eThe Child \u003c\/em\u003efollows one family--parents, grandparents, and the lost boy of the novel's title--through the long, painful arc of grief. Aramburu's gift lies in his ability to portray ordinary people with extraordinary humanity: small gestures, fleeting thoughts, contradictory impulses, the quiet heroism of resilience. His prose is unadorned, piercing, and all the more powerful for its restraint. The grandfather who refuses to believe the boy is gone; the parents determined to \"be strong;\" the town that both remembers and forgets--each is rendered with exacting truth and tenderness in careful, and caring, prose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanish readers have described \u003cem\u003eThe Child\u003c\/em\u003e as \"heart-breaking and unforgettable,\" and \"Aramburu at his most intimate.\" With echoes of Russell Banks' \u003cem\u003eThe Sweet Hereafter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Child\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about trauma and its wake, about tight-knit communities, about the long shadow of loss, and about the possibility of healing. It is perfect for readers of emotionally driven, character-centered fiction that explores how ordinary families survive the unimaginable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernando Aramburu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889662082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAramburu, Fernando:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFernando Aramburu\u003c\/b\u003e (San Sebastián, 1959) is the internationally celebrated author of thirteen novels and multiple short-story collections. His awards include the Ramón Gómez de la Serna Prize, the Euskadi Prize, the Dulce Chacón Prize, the Mario Vargas Llosa NH Prize, the Tusquets Novel Prize, the Biblioteca Breve Prize, the 2017 National Prize for Narrative, the Strega Europeo, and the Taobuk Award for Literary Excellence. His novel Patria became a European phenomenon. He lives in Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanderhyden, Will:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWill Vanderhyden\u003c\/b\u003e is an NEA- and Lannan-funded translator of Spanish-language fiction. He has translated Rodrigo Fresán, Carlos Labbé, Fernanda García Lao, Andrés Felipe Solano, and others. His translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Invented Part\u003c\/i\u003e won the Best Translated Book Award; \u003ci\u003eMelvill\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize and the 2024 Big Other Book Award for Translation.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fernando Aramburu \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48944160964765,"sku":"9798889662082","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1039a5d1-9a59-4291-a3df-3f5c322137d8.jpg?v=1790154613","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-child-9798889662082","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}