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Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego

EDITORIAL ANAGRAMA
MARIANA ENRIQUEZ
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Pages
200 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Editorial Anagrama
Year
2022
ISBN
9788433998064
Dimensions
13.97 x 1.91 x 21.59 cm
Written by
Mariana Enriquez

Everyday life turned nightmare: the gateway to Mariana Enriquez's universe.

In Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego, Mariana Enriquez brings terror into the realm of the everyday. Her stories take place in neighborhoods, houses, families, and recognizable bodies, but something twists from the very first page: a rare emotional vividness turns every scene into a nightmare the reader cannot forget.

In this collection appear the self-called mujeres ardientes (burning women), who respond to extreme machista violence with a brutal form of protest; a student who pulls out her nails and eyelashes while another tries to hold her; the years of blackouts decreed by the government during which three friends get poisoned and become forever linked; the real figure of the child murderer Petiso Orejudo; hikikomori, black magic, jealousy, heartbreak, rural superstitions, and abandoned buildings that seem to breathe.

The protagonists are often social workers, police officers, tour guides, and other figures who relate to invisible people. Through them, Enriquez explores guilt, compassion, cruelty, the difficulties of living with others, and a deeply believable terror, marked by poverty, gender violence, and social inequality. The result is a dark and political literature that transforms horror into a tool to face head-on what is usually preferred not to see.

Considered one of the most powerful narrators of contemporary Argentine literature, Mariana Enriquez plays with elements of crime fiction, dirty realism, reportage, and humor to build a unique, recognizable, and disturbing universe. Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego is the ideal gateway to that world: a perfect book for those seeking horror and mystery with social weight, urban atmosphere, and a voice that makes no concessions.

Title
Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego
Author
Mariana Enriquez
Publisher
Editorial Anagrama
Year
2022
Language
Español
Pages
200 pp.
Binding
Soft
ISBN
9788433998064
Categories
Del Caribe y América Latina , Historias cortas , Terror
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