Patagonia Route 203
Winner of the Premio Casa de las Américas
$52.84
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2024
Summary
Keep straight on that way, turn left on Thursday and at night turn left again, and sooner or later you’ll reach the sea …
Parker is an enigmatic trucker who spends his days driving on the infinite, mythical roads of Patagonia, an empty yet wildly beautiful landscape where people are brought together and separated by a shifting, omnipresent wind. Patagonia is a land populated by legends, adventures, and exotic characters, among them a journalist still hunting for Nazi submarin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800699151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800699158 |
| Author: | Eduardo Varela, Peter Bush |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Mountain Leopard Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
A novel crafted like a Coen Brothers’ movie. A unique world is created that is as wild as it is devilishly human * Le Monde *
A strange and hypnotic novel, filled with melancholic humour, inviting us to go on the road. Eduardo Varela drives us far away to listen to the poetry of the world * France Info *
To say that this adventure novel completely captivates you from beginning to end is not enough … the author handles perfectly the art of suspense and storytelling * Le Figaro Littéraire *
Patagonia Route 203 is a woken dream. A beautiful hymn to Patagonia, mysterious and enchanting * Transfuge *
Eduardo Fernando Varela’s debut novel is a witty exploration of the immutable mythology of Latin America’s vast landscapes * Livres Hebdo *
A debut novel that lifts us up in the air and that oscillates between a road-movie and an dreamlike tale * France Info Culture *
An absolute wonder. An irresistible novel * Femme actuelle *
Passionate … compelling … you must go on this wonderful route 203 * L’Obs *
About The Author
Eduardo Varela
EDUARDO FERNANDO VARELA lives in Buenos Aires, where he writes scripts for cinema and television, and in Venice. Patagonia Route 203, winner of the Premio Casa de las Americas, is his first novel.
PETER BUSH is the award-winning translator of Spanish and Catalan authors, among them Joan Sales, Josep Pla, Juan Goytisolo, Merce Rodoreda and Leonardo Padura.
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