How to Order the Universe

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Published by Tin House, Portland, Oregon

Distributed by W. W. Norton & Company

The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Names: Ferrada, María José, 1977- author. | Bryer, Elizabeth, 1986- translator.

Title: How to order the universe : a novel / María José Ferrada ; translated by Elizabeth Bryer.

Other titles: Kramp. English

Description: Portland, Oregon : Tin House, [2021] | Originally published in Spanish as ‘Kramp’.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020037761 | ISBN 9781951142308 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781951142315 (ebook)

Classification: LCC PQ8098.416.E77 K7313 2021 | DDC 863/.7--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020037761

First US Edition 2021

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