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Only a little while here / María Ospina ; translated by Heather Cleary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ospina Pizano, María, author.
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Animals--Fiction.
- Animals.
- Animal migration--Fiction.
- Animal migration.
- Genre:
- short stories.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- 224 pages
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2026.
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the Spanish.
- Summary:
- "In Only a Little While Here, award-winning author María Ospina evokes the gratification to be found through close, humble observation of nature. With characteristic precision and intensity, Ospina trains our attention on the lives of five creatures: a migratory songbird dazzled by city lights, an orphaned porcupine saved by kindness, two dogs grieving the loss of their human companions, and a determined beetle transported to a vast, unimaginable world. The surprising drama of their lives reveals the fragility and power of belonging, and what it means to create--or lose--a home. Along the way, our narrator models the attentiveness needed to mend the rift between humans and non-human creatures and celebrates animals' often-overlooked status as witnesses of our shared world. Alive with eagle-eyed curiosity, Only a Little While Here is ecological fiction at its most soul stirring"--Amazon website.
- ISBN:
- 9781668097083
- 1668097087
- OCLC:
- 1582422859
- Publisher Number:
- 90104344358
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