Alejandro Zambra (SIGNED)
Alejandro Zambra (SIGNED)
€20.00
To help raise funds for our imminent move, this month we’re selling our signed Alejandro Zambra translations. There’s the added bonus of the copies also being signed by Zambra’s translator, Megan McDowell!
There’s a limited amount, so get them while you can!
…and of course we’ll throw in some merch for good measure…
ALL EDITIONS IN ENGLISH
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The Full Whammy:
Eleven Stories, Literary Prize
Eleven Stories 2018 – 2025
(the .pdfs)€10.00Get the bundle of all seven current editions of Eleven Stories in .pdf format, bringing together the shortlist from our seven previous short fiction prizes.
Don't forget, you get €2.50 reimbursed if you enter the prize, just use the promotional code in the receipt!Only the best in contemporary experimental fiction...
ABOUT THE COLLECTIONS:
‘Generous, soulful distillations. A tasting flight of prosaic kerosene. Each story ignited a flare in a forsaken corner of my mind. I can’t wait to experience more from these voices.’—Henry Hoke, 2025 Judge
‘Wonderful: some very subtle, intimate and beautiful, others wildly imaginative and deeply thoughtful.’—Ottessa Moshfegh
‘There is such energy in these stories. Such pulse!’ —Tiffany Tsao, 2023 Judge
‘Reading these stories made me feel glad for the future of short stories.’ —Anton Hur, 2022 Judge
‘In these rich and vibrant stories, the language surprises and delights. From surreal mouse proposals to the catharsis of visible grief, via the uncertainty of memory and perception, each of these stories creates a new, engrossing reality while shedding light on our own.’ —Natasha Brown, 2022 Judge
I loved reading the shortlist selection which realizes the Desperate Literature team’s ambition to reimagine and diversify contemporary writing. The stories represented are inquisitive, irreverential, critical, and fully committed to their respective creative projects. I’ve never been more hopeful for the future of fiction, and the Desperate Literature Prize plays no small part in this.’ —Waidner, 2021 Judge
‘I thoroughly enjoyed reading these submissions, which surprised me with their honest poise, their integrity, and their understated adherence to the values of literature. In the hands of some of these writers, the story form was brought to bear on the modern scene in new and astute ways.’ —Rachel Cusk, 2020 Judge
'The 2019 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize has once again produced a memorable collection of diverse, dynamic short stories. It was a joy to read.' —Claire-Louise Bennett, 2019 Judge
‘The 2019 Desperate Literature Prize has produced an incredibly impressive shortlist of stories. It’s an exciting, powerful and original selection. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.’ —Holly Faulks, Literary Agent at Greene & Heaton
*PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS WE HAVE REMOVED JOANNA WALSH'S SHORTLISTED STORY FROM THE 2018 PDF.YOUR DOWNLOAD WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE RECEIPT PAGE AFTER PURCHASE
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| product: | BONSAI, PRIVATE LIFE OF TREES, WAYS OF GOING NOME, CHILEAN POET (only signed by Zambra) |
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The Raffle / Sorteo
Literature???? SORTEO de VERANO ???? ???? THE SUMMER RAFFLE ????
NOW CLOSED MARIANA ENRIQUEZ FIRMADO /SIGNED
En nuestro sorteo de verano podrás ganar una copia firmada de Nuestra parte de la noche una libreta de DESPERATE LITERATURE y un totebag de tela para llevarlos contigo!
€2/billete Fecha limite: 1 de septiembre Envío Internacional por correos incluido*
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"La herencia, el deseo de pervivir, la paternidad, el horror, lo íntimo y lo político. Una novela libre y osada, hechizante y genial."
For our summer raffle you can win a signed copy of Nuestra parte de la noche a DESPERATE LITERATURE notebook and a totebag to carry it all about!
€2/ticket End date: September 1st Worldwide shipping by post included*
*shipping is uninsured and untracked (though you can pay for tracking!) available wherever the Spanish correos can ship! THE WINNER Elena Espada
€2.00
Casualties of Peace
Edna O’BRIEN
dedicated to Geraldine Chaplin
GIFTS, Literature, Rare items
Jonathan Cape, London,
1966
This particular copy is signed to Geraldine Chaplin, daughter of Charlie Chaplin, who for many years lived in Madrid!
We acquired a good part of her Madrid collection last year and this is one of the treats.
Acquired before Edna O'Brien's passing, we removed the post-it note with her telephone number!
CONTACT US at hello@desperateliterature.com for more info or to book a visit!
€225.00
CONTACT US at hello@desperateliterature.com for more info or to book a visit!
€225.00
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Litriviature Quiz
CANCELLED
Literature Litriviature Quiz July 2nd CANCELLED 19h30-21h45
We'll pick back up after the summer! We're bringing back a literary quiz that got the DL team through the Pandemic. New, improved, and Covid-free! PLEASE NOTE: we'll be capping entries at 30...no sales on the door! €5 / ticket Bring your own booze!! Pure silliness guaranteed!
€5.00
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‘Tamarock’
Jesse Matas in Concert
CANCELLED
Events, Literature
Apologies - we've had to cancel this gig!!
😢
We host folk singer-songwriter, Jesse Matas, as he passes through Madrid.
We first met back in Paris back when we were fresh faced booksellers and when he told us he was passing through, we obviously had to say yes.
Check out a tune or two and come down!
€10 / ticket
Jesse Matas is a songwriter, poet and multi-instrumentalist from Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For a decade, he toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, releasing three full length albums as a one third of his band Crooked Brothers. In more recent years he has toured solo, releasing a debut LP under his own name. Throughout this time, Jesse and the Crooked Brothers won or were nominated for several national awards including a Canadian Folk Music Award and a Western Canadian Music Award. Their music has been featured on HBO and in major motion pictures. They also put on a notoriously good live show, a tradition that Jesse has carried into his own performances. In 2018, his debut solo album, Tamarock, was released on StoNote Records. It was named Album of the Year by three radio shows on two continents and was on regular rotation on major and community radio in Canada, the UK, US, France, Belgium, and Netherlands. There are plans for a new release with subsequent tours in 2025-26.
€10.00
Jesse Matas is a songwriter, poet and multi-instrumentalist from Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For a decade, he toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, releasing three full length albums as a one third of his band Crooked Brothers. In more recent years he has toured solo, releasing a debut LP under his own name. Throughout this time, Jesse and the Crooked Brothers won or were nominated for several national awards including a Canadian Folk Music Award and a Western Canadian Music Award. Their music has been featured on HBO and in major motion pictures. They also put on a notoriously good live show, a tradition that Jesse has carried into his own performances. In 2018, his debut solo album, Tamarock, was released on StoNote Records. It was named Album of the Year by three radio shows on two continents and was on regular rotation on major and community radio in Canada, the UK, US, France, Belgium, and Netherlands. There are plans for a new release with subsequent tours in 2025-26.
€10.00