- Romance literature, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, family life, general, Fiction, family life
"A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She's not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family.
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Contemporary, grave, intimate and earnest.
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- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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- Author
- Samanta Schweblin
- First published
- 2014
- Pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Gallimard, Fraktura, Sonia Draga
- Editions
- 29
- Language
- Swedish, rum, hrv, English
- ISBN
- 9789601684413
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Samanta Schweblin es una escritora argentina aclamada por sus inquietantes cuentos y novelas que combinan la vida cotidiana con giros misteriosos. Sus obras, como Little Eyes, Pájaros en la Boca y Fever Dream, han recibido importantes premios, entre ellos el Premio Nacional del Libro de Literatura Traducida 2022 y el Premio Aena 2026. Traducida a más de 40 idiomas, su ficción explora con frecuencia la maternidad, la intimidad y el peligro latente.
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