A spellbinding collection of short stories from the Argentinian sensation Samanta Schweblin
Samanta Schweblin is the author of three story collections that have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Juan Rulfo Story Prize, and been translated into 20 languages. Her debut novel Fever Dream was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017. Originally from Buenos Aires, she lives in Berlin. Megan McDowell has translated books by many contemporary South American and Spanish authors, and her translations have been published in The New Yorker, Harper's and The Paris Review. She lives in Chile.
'Spritely and uncanny, this is a beautifully imagined and skilfully
executed collection of stories.' International Booker Prize
judges
‘Delving into the cryptic depths of the human psyche, this is a
highly imaginative and thought-provoking collection, deftly
translated by Megan McDowell.’ Observer
'In this slim and superb book, Schweblin takes on the desire to
love, to parent, and to care for one's own body - hardly
extraordinary themes - and invests them with a fresh
poignancy.' Vogue
'Impressive... Schweblin is among the most acclaimed
Spanish-language writers of her generation.' New York
Times
‘Schweblin's Man Booker-shortlisted novel Fever Dream was
unsettling and uncanny and these 20 brilliant stories, translated
by Megan McDowell, are just as fabulous... an eerie blend of the
supernatural and the all too real.’ Daily Mail
‘Starting a story by the Argentinian Samanta Schweblin is like
tumbling into a dark hole with no idea where you'll end
up.’ Chris Power, The Sunday Times
‘[Schweblin's] particular genius lies in the fact that there’s
something inherently savage and ungovernable about her
work.' Financial Times
‘At once fantastically out there and real to the point of being
haunting.’ Vanity Fair
‘The author of the magnetic, scalp-prickling Fever Dream
returns with stories as gothic and incantatory as a telltale heart-
virtuoso fiction from Argentina's own Edgar Allan Poe.’ O, the
Oprah Magazine
‘So strange and beautiful.’ Tommy Orange, author of There
There
‘These wild, unsettling, absurdist tales cement her status as a
penetrating voice in modern fiction.’ New Statesman
‘Samanta Schweblin’s strange, haunting and stunningly beautiful
collection of short stories… Many of these stories got under my
skin and lingered with me long after I’d put the book
down.’ Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters
‘These are fictions of indisputable power, presenting modern life
as a farcical horror show in which our limitations and destructive
appetites have made us ugly, ridiculous and doomed.’ Daily
Telegraph
‘Schweblin's imagination seemingly knows no
bounds.’ Refinery29
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