The bonds of family, and the demands of exile, compete in this gripping novel of love, war, and lives undone and remade.
Renato Cisneros (Lima, 1976) is a well-known journalist, broadcaster and writer in Peru, where he presented current affairs programmes on radio and TV. Having published a number of books of poetry and two novels, in 2015 he stepped back from his media career to fully concentrate on his writing. The Distance Between Us sold over 35,000 copies in Peru alone and has been lauded in the Peruvian and international press. It was shortlisted for the Second Mario Vargas Llosa Biannual Award, longlisted for the Prix Médicis (2017) and was the winner of the Prix Transfuge du Meilleur Roman De Littérature Hispanique (2017). A prequel, You Shall Leave Your Land was also a bestseller in Spain and Latin America and was published by Charco Press in 2023. His most recent novel, El mundo que vimos arder (forthcoming with Charco Press, 2025) was a runner-up for the Alfaguara Prize. Renato Cisneros lives in Madrid.
Fionn Petch is a Scottish-born translator. He lived in Mexico City for 12 years, where he completed a PhD in Philosophy at the UNAM, and now lives in Berlin. His translations of Latin American literature for Charco Press have been widely acclaimed. Fireflies by Luis Sagasti was shortlisted for the Translators' Association First Translation Award 2018. The Distance Between Us by Renato Cisneros received an English PEN Award in 2018. A Musical Offering , also by Luis Sagasti, was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021 and won the Society of Authors Premio Valle Inclán 2021 for best translation from Spanish.
