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- Condition
- Book Title
- Fish Soup
- Publication Name
- Fish Soup
- Title
- Fish Soup
- Translator
- Charlotte Coombe
- Contributor
- Charlotte Coombe (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781999859305
- ISBN
- 9781999859305
- Publisher
- Charco Press
- Genre
- Poetry, Fiction
- Release Date
- 04/06/2018
- Release Year
- 2018
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 7.8in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Topic
- Short Stories (Single Author), General
- Item Width
- 5.1in
- Item Weight
- 9.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 212 Pages
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A collection of short stories plus two novellas depicting snapshots of lives in discomfort and flux, against the backdrop of Colombia's Caribbean coast.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Charco Press
ISBN-10
1999859308
ISBN-13
9781999859305
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038654368
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fish Soup
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), General
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Poetry, Fiction
Number of Pages
212 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pq8180.417.A745
Reviews
Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters. --The Times Literary Supplement [Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad. --Publishers Weekly, starred review A remarkable genre-bending effort. --The Guardian The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered. --The Times Literary Supplement An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives. --Kirkus García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature. --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending. --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement. --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom. --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year. --Asymptote García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch. --LA Review of Books One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature. --ABC Cultural Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity. --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant. --The Guardian Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars) --The Arts Desk Cunningly well achieved. --Irish Times Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending. --Gutter Magazine Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour. --iNews One of Colombia's greatest living writers. --The Monthly Booking Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth. --Lonesome Reader Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down. --Lunate Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. --Morning Star Acute, provocative, concise and raw. --Translating Women An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity. --Book Riot Frightening, alluring, and inescapable. --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas , author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión , author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro , author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez , author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación ********** Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant."** --The Guardian**"Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)"** --The Arts Desk**"Cunningly well achieved."** --Irish Times**"Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending."** --Gutter Magazine**"Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour."** --iNews**"One of Colombia's greatest living writers."** --The Monthly Booking**"Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth."** --Lonesome ReaderBest Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español)"Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate**"Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. "** --Morning Star**"Acute, provocative, concise and raw."** --Translating Women**"An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity."** --Book Riot**"Frightening, alluring, and inescapable."** --Books and Bao**, Society of Authors Valle Inclán Prize 2019 --Shortlist Casa de las Américas Prize --Winner (Worse Things) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch" --LA Review of Books "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Sarah Booker, Asymptote "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus Reviews "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year 2018 "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom." --Mariana Enríquez, author of Things We Lost in the Fire "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature." --Juan Cárdenas "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement." --Juan Villoro "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending." --Jorge Carrión "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación (Argentina) "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --Inés Martín Rodrigo, ABC (Spain), Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner)Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación ********** Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas , author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión , author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro , author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez , author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación ********** Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner)/nSociety of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist)/n "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Awards Society of Authors Valle Inclán Prize 2019 --Shortlist Casa de las Américas Prize --Winner (Worse Things) Reviews/Endorsements "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch" --LA Review of Books "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Sarah Booker, Asymptote "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus Reviews "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year 2018 "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom." --Mariana Enríquez, author of Things We Lost in the Fire "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature." --Juan Cárdenas "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement." --Juan Villoro "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending." --Jorge Carrión "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación (Argentina) "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --Inés Martín Rodrigo, ABC (Spain), Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao
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u***n (38)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Product is 95% alike picture but a little more blurry. Controller play well but had a notice from psn that my joypad wasn't authentic and could by problematic🤷♂️ no trouble so far! Shipping was fast but no tracking and worst packaging ever.. like the box came banged up... send a question to seller never had a reply 😅.... Good product overall, excellent price, fast shipping, wrapped only on 4 sides out of 6, no tracking and never reply... 4★ product / 2★ seller ✌️
l***t (120)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
The book is in perfect condition, brand new, and is exactly as described. This item is difficult to find here, and the seller priced it very reasonably. It shipped from the UK to Canada, and unfortunately took a little longer to arrive than the seller hoped, but it was shipped less than 24 hours after I purchased. When I contacted the seller, they were very responsive and helpful. I would not hesitate to purchase from this seller again. Definitely recommend!
s***a (696)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
AAA seller. Item came as described and within the due date. Great communication. Well packed and no damage to the case.
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