Electric, disturbing, and exhilarating, the stories of Things We Lost in the Fire explore multiple dimensions of life and death in contemporary Argentina. Each haunting tale simmers with the nation's troubled history, but among the abandoned houses, black magic, superstitions, lost loves, and regrets, there is also friendship, compassion, and humor. In these stories, reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and Julio Cortázar, three young friends distract themselves with drugs and pain in the midst a government-enforced blackout; a girl with nothing to lose steps into an abandoned house and never comes back out; to protest a viral form of domestic violence, a group of women set themselves on fire. Translated by the National Book Award-winning Megan McDowell, these "slim but phenomenal" (Vanity Fair) stories explore what happens when our darkest desires are left to roam unchecked and show why Mariana Enriquez has become one of the most celebrated new voices in global literature.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Pocket
Författare: Mariana Enriquez
Förlag: Random House US
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 224 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 135x205x16 mm
Vikt: 192 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9780451495129
SKU: 780123