No Place to Bury the Dead

“[A] rich and lyrical tale of desperation and redemption, set during an outbreak of a plague that causes amnesia…. Throughout, Sainz Borgo applies stark poetry to the terrifying setting, where “moans and cries attributed to ghosts sometimes masked executions and beatings.” It’s a stunner.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)“This gripping drama, painted in vivid Latin American colors, turns into an unpredictable thriller that will make you put aside your most pressing affairs. At least, that’s what happened to me.” — Andrey Kurkov, award-winning author of Grey Bees and The Silver Bone“[A] deeply felt meditation on migration, mourning and the simultaneous entanglement and estrangement of the living and the dead” — Los Angeles Times“Sainz Borgo’s No Place to Bury the Dead prompts reflections on loss and spaces to grieve in.” — New York Times Book Review”No Place to Bury the Dead succeeds as a study of grief and the urge to create spaces fit to contemplate loss…. Stark, intimate, and melancholy.” — Kirkus Reviews“A harrowing study of motherhood and grief, Borgo’s latest is recommended for those who appreciated Peng Shepherd’s The Book of M and Samanta Schweblin’s Fever Dream.” — Library Journal”Poetically powerful and rich in lighting flashes, this syncretic tale splices Greek tragedy … with a clever dose of magical realism.” — Le Monde”In a hostile no-man’s-land, two determined women try to survive … dominated by violence, rage, revenge, compassion, redemption—a whole range of raw feelings and moods, dictated by a world where survival is all that counts.” — Le Figaro

Karina Sainz Borgo was born and raised in Caracas. She began her career in Venezuela as a journalist for El Nacional. Since immigrating to Spain ten years ago, she has written for Vozpopuli and collaborates with the literary magazine Zenda. She is the author of two narrative non fiction books, Trafico y Guaire (2008) and Caracas Hip-Hop (2008). It Would Be Night in Caracas is her first work of fiction.