Invasion of the Spirit People by Juan Pablo Villalobos
The future belongs to the migrant, the outsider, the foreigner. Long live our alien masters!
‘This is a book about xenophobia and racism and the conflicted tug between isolation and communityIt makes a fine – and deliciously strange – addition to Villalobos’ already grand personal canon. Wrought with tenderness, wit, and a wonderful sense of absurdity, Villalobos’ latest novel is a triumph.’ Kirkus Starred Review ---- ‘Invasion of the Spirit People is a celebration of closeness, of friendship . . . It implies a vision of the world that is anti-essentialist and anti-territorial, but is instead inclusive.’ Nadal Suau, El Mundo ---- ‘An extraordinary novel that you can read in one sitting and which confirms Villalobos's place among the great writers of the city. Stories of rootlessness like these are as valuable as a sociological treatise, especially when they let you know that there's always a friend nearby to give you a hand, which is something that never appears in manuals.’ Jordi Garrigos, Ara
Juan Pablo Villalobos was born in Mexico in 1973. He’s the author of Down the Rabbit Hole (2011) and Quesadillas (2013), both published by And Other Stories. His novels have been translated into fifteen languages. He writes for several publications including Letras Libres, Gatopardo, Granta and the English Pen blog, and translates Brazilian literature into Spanish. He has lived in Barcelona and Brazil, and is now back in Spain. He is married with two Mexican-Brazilian-Italian-Catalan children. Rosalind Harvey was born in Bristol in 1982. Her translation of Juan Pablo Villalobos’s novel Down the Rabbit Hole was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize. She runs regular translation-related public events in the UK and is a founding member and chair of the Emerging Translators Network, an advice and support network for early-career literary translators.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913505363 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913505367 |
| Title | Invasion of the Spirit People |
| Author | Juan Pablo Villalobos |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | And Other Stories |
| Year published | 2022-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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