Private Lives of Trees

Private Lives of Trees

Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell • Fitzcarraldo Editions

ISBN-10: 1804270245 · ISBN-13: 978‑1804270240 · 2023

Live offer for this book: 6 live copies of this book from $8.04 (as of 2026-09-04).

Dimensions: 7.7 in × 5.1 in × 0.4 in; 3.8 Oz

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In this evocative novella, Alejandro Zambra explores the fragile intersection of domestic life and the act of storytelling. As a stepfather waits for his wife to return home, he weaves a bedtime tale for his stepdaughter, blurring the boundaries between the reality of their precarious situation and the imaginative world of the narrative. Through this layered structure, the text examines themes of memory, parental anxiety, and the transformative power of fiction.

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