Seven Ways to Kill a Cat by Matias Nespolo
Set in Buenos Aires at the time of Argentina's financial crash, and seen through the eyes of twenty-year-old Gringo, it tells the story of two boys on the cusp of adulthood who have no choice but to join the gang warfare that rules their community.
"Néspolo's novel bears comparison with such masters of description of life in the slums as Alexander Baron and Nelson Algren..An excellent adventure story that also documents urban poverty and violence, with faultless dialogue and at breathtaking pace" * Independent *
"First-rate...7 Ways to Kill a Cat is a debut pervaded by a grim rather than magic realism, and the better for it" * TLS *
"A brilliant debut" * Javier Cercas *
"A story as forceful as a bullet. It leaves you breathless. High voltage literature" * El Mundo *
"A startlingly strong debut... Tarantino-style fast editing, black humour and sicko-hilarious gun-toting slapstick... This is a brilliant debut and as fast a read as any graphic novel you'll come across - but with a lot more style and drama." -- Chris Moss * Time Out *
"First-rate...7 Ways to Kill a Cat is a debut pervaded by a grim rather than magic realism, and the better for it" * TLS *
"A brilliant debut" * Javier Cercas *
"A story as forceful as a bullet. It leaves you breathless. High voltage literature" * El Mundo *
"A startlingly strong debut... Tarantino-style fast editing, black humour and sicko-hilarious gun-toting slapstick... This is a brilliant debut and as fast a read as any graphic novel you'll come across - but with a lot more style and drama." -- Chris Moss * Time Out *
Born in Buenos Aires in 1975, Matías Néspolo studied literature, going on to write poems, short stories, journalism and then Seven Ways to Kill a Cat, his acclaimed first novel. He has been living in Barcelona since 2001 and, in 2010, was selected by Granta as one of their best young contemporary Spanish-language novelists.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846554506 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846554500 |
| Title | Seven Ways to Kill a Cat |
| Author | Matias Nespolo |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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