Descripción
The writing of Dolores Reyes is visceral and urgent, but it also falls within the most powerful tradition of the fantastic and detective genres, while also reflecting on gender violence with great lucidity. -Mariana Enríquez, author of Nuestra parte de noche
When she was a child, Cometierra swallowed earth and knew in a vision that her father had beaten her mother to death. That was only the first of the visions. To be born with a gift implies a responsibility towards others, and Cometierra was given one that makes her life doubly difficult, because she lives in a neighborhood where violence, helplessness, and injustice sprout in every corner, and where women are the main victims. In the pursuit of truth, in the discovery of love, in the care between siblings, Cometierra will seek her own path.
Dolores Reyes's first novel, terrible and luminous, sweet and brutal, has been unanimously recognized as one of the most original debuts in contemporary Latin American literature and will be translated into eight languages.
Cometierra's voice reaches us deeply and stays with us long after we finish the last page.
Dolores Reyes was born in Buenos Aires. She is a teacher, feminist, activist, and mother of seven children. She studied classical literature at the University of Buenos Aires.
Author: Dolores Reyes
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Published: 01/12/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780063069886
ISBN10: 0063069881
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Hispanic & Latino | General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Magical Realism