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PÃ jaros En La Boca / Mouthful of Birds: Stories
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ISBN10: 6073851006
ISBN13: 9786073851008
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.38 Depth: 9.04
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9786073851008
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.38 Depth: 9.04
Language: Spanish
Pájaros en la boca supone la mejor vÃa de entrada al fascinante universo de quien, tras su nominación al Man Booker International Prize en 2017 con Distancia de rescate, es una de las voces de las letras hispanas con más proyección en el actual panorama literario internacional.
La presente compilación incluye veinte relatos ya publicados en ediciones anteriores de sus libros de cuentos y en ediciones internacionales, asà como un relato inédito publicado por la revista Granta. La selección, llevada a cabo por la propia autora, configura una antologÃa de su mejor prosa breve hasta la fecha, asà como una pieza indispensable de la literatura contemporánea argentina. Heredera de la más prestigiosa tradición literaria, en la lÃnea de Raymond Carver y Flannery O'Connor, Schweblin maneja el lenguaje de una forma extraordinaria, con una prosa sobria y eficaz al servicio de historias que se mueven en el lÃmite entre lo real y lo fantástico. Los cuentos de Schweblin, perturbadores y desconcertantes, plantean un enigma que provoca y atrapa profundamente al lector. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Superb - Vogue
What makes Schweblin so startling as a writer, however, what makes her rare and important, is that she is impelled not by mere talent or ambition but by vision. - New York Times A powerful, eerily unsettling story collection from a major international literary star. The brilliant stories in Mouthful of Birds burrow their way into your psyche and don't let go. Samanta Schweblin haunts and mesmerizes in this extraordinary collection featuring women on the edge, men turned upside down, the natural world at odds with reality. We think life is one way, but often, it's not -- our expectations for how people act, love, fear can all be upended. Each character in Mouthful of Birds must contend with the unexpected, whether a family coming apart at the seams or a child transforming or a ghostly hellscape or a murder. Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications, leaving your pulse racing, and the line between the real and the strange blurs.
What makes Schweblin so startling as a writer, however, what makes her rare and important, is that she is impelled not by mere talent or ambition but by vision. - New York Times A powerful, eerily unsettling story collection from a major international literary star. The brilliant stories in Mouthful of Birds burrow their way into your psyche and don't let go. Samanta Schweblin haunts and mesmerizes in this extraordinary collection featuring women on the edge, men turned upside down, the natural world at odds with reality. We think life is one way, but often, it's not -- our expectations for how people act, love, fear can all be upended. Each character in Mouthful of Birds must contend with the unexpected, whether a family coming apart at the seams or a child transforming or a ghostly hellscape or a murder. Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications, leaving your pulse racing, and the line between the real and the strange blurs.
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