When in 1987 Miranda France spent a year living in Madrid, the post-dictatorship ebullience was at its height - pornography and soft drugs were legalized alongside more basic freedoms, such as divorce, party-affiliation and kissing in the street. In 1999 she returns to make a journey through the great cities and towns of central Spain Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca and others. Much has changed in 10 years. But much has also endured, as she learns from people she meets, who include a private detective, a shepherd, various nuns, belly dancers and a Castilian separatist. She also discovers...
When in 1987 Miranda France spent a year living in Madrid, the post-dictatorship ebullience was at its height - pornography and soft drugs were legali...
Praise for Claudia Pineiro's "Thursday Night Widows"
"An agile novel, a ruthless dissection of a fast decaying society. Jose Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
A gripping story. The dystopia portrayed is an indictment not solely of an assassin but of Argentina s class structure and the willful blindness of its petty bourgeoisie. "The Times Literary Supplement "
A fine morality tale which explores the dark places societies enter when they place material comfort before social justice, and security before morality. "Publishers Weekly"
Ines is convinced that every...
Praise for Claudia Pineiro's "Thursday Night Widows"
"An agile novel, a ruthless dissection of a fast decaying society. Jose Saramago, winner of...
The first short story collection in the Margellos series, from a master of the genre and an irrepressible critic during Argentina's brutal years of repression
Acclaimed for the gemlike perfection of her short stories, Liliana Heker has repeatedly received major literary awards in her native Argentina. Her work has some of the dark humor of Saki or Roald Dahl, and her versatility and range have earned her a wide, appreciative audience. This expertly translated volume brings to English-language readers the full compass of Heker's stories, from her earliest published volume...
The first short story collection in the Margellos series, from a master of the genre and an irrepressible critic during Argentina's brutal years of...
