Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
BRENDA NAVARRO was born in Mexico City. She studied Sociology and Feminist Economics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She has a Masters in Gender Studies from the University of Barcelona. In 2016 she founded #EnjambreLiterario, a group of authors who promote writing by women. Brenda is a scriptwriter and regular contributor to El Pais newspaper and other outlets. She lives in Madrid.
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.
<p><strong>'Stunning</strong>...an energetic and harrowing new voice.' <strong>Miriam Toews, author of <em>Women Talking</em></strong></p>
<p>'One of the best-kept secrets of Mexican literature.' <strong>Fernanda Melchor, author of International Booker-Prize shortlisted <em>Hurricane Season</em></strong></p>
<p>'A sensitive portrayal of sibling love, grief, and the trauma of dislocation.' <strong><em>Kirkus</em> (starred review)</strong></p>
<p>'<strong>Furious and feline</strong>... The first real <strong>masterpiece </strong>in our language in 2022.' <em><strong>El Mundo</strong></em></p>
<p>'A <strong>devastating</strong> story... Completely <strong>addictive</strong>.' <strong><em>Esquire</em></strong></p>
<p>'A writer who pulls us along with the irreparable violence of her writing in order to make us understand that everyone is free (or should be) to choose their own redemption. And nothing can be more fair and admirable in this life that is neither fair nor admirable.'<strong> <em>Los Libreros Recomiendan</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>'Brenda Navarro writes masterfully </strong>and there is lots of work behind her two novels, but the best part about them is the identity of her characters, who feel complete and real to readers despite their emotional devastation.<strong> Social realism with the strength of fiction as a turbo-empathizer. An incredible novel.'</strong><em> <strong>La buena vida</strong></em></p>
<p>'Raw, ingenious and addictive.' <em><strong>El País</strong></em></p>
<p>'An author who knows that behind all affection lies hidden danger.' <strong>Yuri Herrera, author of <em>Signs Preceding the End of the World</em></strong></p>
<p>'<em>Eating Ashes</em> bravely addresses the pain of migration, but also the desire, contradictions and rage of a young woman trying to make sense of her brother's suicide... <strong>Moving, urgent and beautiful</strong>.' <strong>Mónica Ojeda, author of <em>Jawbone</em></strong></p>
'Stunning... An energetic and harrowing new voice.' Miriam Toews, author of Women Talking
Winner of the Cálamo Award for the best book published in Spain in 2022
Winner of the Madrid Bookstores Association Award for the best book published in Spain in 2022
Winner of Todos tus libros Bookstores Spanish Association Award for the best book published in Spain in 2022
Winner of Arcebispo Juan de San Clemente Award for the best book published in Spanish language in Spain in 2023
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The multi-award winning literary phenomenon, translated by Booker Prize-shortlisted Megan McDowell
Six seconds. A man falling. An image that haunts her forever.
Returning to the Mexico of their childhood, Diego’s sister is plagued with questions, beset with crippling grief and guilt. As she struggles to get her head and her heart around her brother’s death, she sees the life they shared anew. Here she tells their story: that of the poor, the exploited, the outsider far from home, with quiet power and vibrant prose. As she does so, she asks herself how well she really knew the boy she tried so hard to raise. And what, in the end, makes a life worth living?
Rippled through with flashes of dark humour, Eating Ashes is a heartbreaking examination of home, of loneliness and belonging, separation and loss, from a critically acclaimed Latin American novelist.
The multi-award winning literary phenomenon, translated by Booker Prize-shortlisted Megan McDowell
A sharply relevant story about displacement and forced migration, with a focus on women's experiences
Translation rights sold in 11 territories to date
Multiple prize and 'Book of the Year' nominations in Spain, with over 25,000 copies of original edition sold to date
For fans of Fernanda Melchor, Mariana Enriquez and Ottessa Moshfegh
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
BRENDA NAVARRO was born in Mexico City. She studied Sociology and Feminist Economics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She has a Masters in Gender Studies from the University of Barcelona. In 2016 she founded #EnjambreLiterario, a group of authors who promote writing by women. Brenda is a scriptwriter and regular contributor to El Pais newspaper and other outlets. She lives in Madrid.
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.