Barnes & Noble Selects First Spanish Language Book for Prestigious Discover Great New Writers Program.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 30, 2002 Both Spanish and English Editions of The Dark Bride by Laura Restrepo Laura Restrepo is a Colombian writer. She was born in Bogotá in 1950. She graduated from the University of the Andes with a degree in Philosophy and Literature and afterwards completed postgraduate work in Political science. Will Be Featured Side by Side on the Discover Shelf in Barnes & Noble Stores across the Country Barnes & Noble, Inc.(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ), the nation's largest bookseller, today announced that La Novia Oscura (The Dark Bride) by Colombian author Laura Restrepo, has been selected for inclusion in its "Discover Great New Writers" program. Both the Spanish and English editions of the novel will be featured side by side in the Discover program. Ms. Restrepo's novel will be the first Spanish-language title to enjoy the prominent position Discover books receive in more than 600 Barnes & Noble bookstores across the country. The Dark Bride will also receive an individual review in the program's seasonal brochure, distributed to all stores. Restrepo, author of The Angel of Galilea and award-winning Leopard in the Sun, brings her politics and humor, romance and desire to readers once again in La Novia Oscura. The book re-creates the lusty lust·y adj. lust·i·er, lust·i·est 1. Full of vigor or vitality; robust. 2. Powerful; strong: a lusty cry. 3. Lustful. 4. Merry; joyous. , heartrending world of Colombian prostitutes and the men of the oil fields This list of oil fields includes major fields of the past and present. The list is incomplete; there are more than 40,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world[1]. who are entranced by them. Restrepo's wit and political voice emerges in this love story of a girl and the two men she desires. "In the hands of Laura Restrepo's provocative and gripping narrative, readers will embrace every nuance of this lyrical narrative," says Jill Lamar, manager and editor of The Discover Great New Writers program. "Laura Restrepo is well known in her native country of Colombia and throughout the Hispanic community, but we're pleased to provide an opportunity for her to broaden her audience in the U.S. through her inclusion in the Discover program, offering our customers both the original Spanish and the English translation of what we believe to be her best novel yet." The Discover Great New Writers program, now in its 13th year, is the leader in discovering new writers. The Discover program has an unparalleled record of finding tomorrow's literary stars from today's publishing newcomers. A volunteer group of Barnes & Noble booksellers considered the works of more than 100 authors for the fall program. Over the years, Discover has prominently featured and promoted such writers as Frank McCourt
Francis "Frank" McCourt (born August 19, 1930) is an Irish-American teacher and author. , Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an award-winning American novelist and essayist. Franzen was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Swarthmore College. , Laura Hillenbrand, Hampton Sides Hampton Sides (born 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee) is the author of Ghost Soldiers, which won the 2002 PEN USA award[1] for nonfiction. He has also served as an editor for Outside magazine. and Tracy Chevalier, among dozens of authors who've gone on to become household names History Formation (1998-2000) Household Names have been together since 1998, with various members rotating throughout the line-up with singer, Jason Garcia, until it was solidified in the summer of 2000 with bassist/keyboardist, Chris Peters, and drummer, C. J. and the winners of prestigious literary awards. La Novia Oscura can also be found in the Barnes & Noble's "Libros en Espanol" section, which offers more than 450 Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons titles. Barnes & Noble's "Libros en Espanol" sections will appear in more than 400 Barnes & Noble bookstores by the end of this year. The Spanish and English translation of the novel and other Spanish-language books are also currently available on Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). "The Hispanic community makes up a large percentage of the population in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ," says Amanda Schilling, Barnes & Noble's Spanish-language buyer. "This large and literate community deserves to have an exceptional selection of Spanish-language literature, and Barnes & Noble hopes to meet this need with its new Spanish-language collection of titles." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the U.S. Census Bureau, 35.3 million Americans of Hispanic descent read in Spanish. Often, talented writers and remarkable novels have gone unnoticed outside this massive community, but the "Discover Great New Writers" program brings Laura Restrepo into the spotlight in both languages. Barnes & Noble will be hosting a Hispanic series of author events including a reading with Laura Restrepo of La Novia Oscura and The Dark Bride at New York's Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, located on 82nd Street and Broadway. In these events, authors will read partly in English and partly in Spanish for everyone to enjoy. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the world's largest bookseller, operating 606 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 49 states. It also operates 286 B. Dalton Bookseller stores, primarily in regional shopping malls. The company offers titles from more than 50,000 publisher imprints, including thousands of small, independent publishers and university presses. It conducts its e-commerce business through Barnes & Noble.com (http://www.bn.com) in which it owns a 36% interest. Barnes & Noble also has approximately a 60% interest in GameStop (NYSE: GME GME granulomatous meningoencephalitis. GME Graduate medical education, see there ), the nation's largest video-game and entertainment-software specialty retailer with 1,128 stores. General financial information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/financials. |
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