Summary
Winner of the Uruguayan National Literature Prize for Fiction, the Bartolome-Hidalgo Fiction Prize, and the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Literature Prize.
A port city is in the grips of an ecological crisis. The river has filled with toxic algae, and a deadly ‘red wind’ blows through its streets; much of the coast has been evacuated as the wealthy migrate inland to safety, leaving the rest to shelter in abandoned houses as blackouts and food shortages abound.
The unnamed narrator…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922585356 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922585351 |
| Author: | Fernanda Trias |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 136mm x 209mm |
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Fernanda Trias
Fernanda Trias (Uruguay, 1976) is the author of novels La Azotea (The Rooftop), La ciudad invencible (The Invincible City), and the multi-award winning Mugre rosa (Pink Slime), as well as the short story collection No sonaras flores (Thou Shall Not Dream Flowers). She lives, writes, and teaches in Bogota, Colombia.
Heather Cleary (Translator) is an award-winning translator of poetry and prose whose work has been recognised by English PEN, the National Book Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation, among others.
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