Mouthful of birds

stories

Mouthful of birds

stories
Samanta Schweblin ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
Book - 2019

Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications; they leave your pulse racing and the line between the real and the strange blurring.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schweblin, Samanta, 1978- (Author)
Other Authors: McDowell, Megan (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2019.
Edition:First American edition.
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520 |a In the tradition of Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor, Schweblin's stories move on the boundary between the real and the fantastic. This selection, chosen by the author, is an indispensable piece of contemporary Argentine literature. 
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