Mouthful of Birds
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Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin
Superb -- VogueWhat 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.
Samanta Schweblin is the author of Fever Dream, a Man Booker International Award finalist and her first novel to be translated into English. Granta named her one of the twenty-two best Spanish writers under the age of 35, and she is on the Bogotá39-2017 list. Her pieces have won multiple accolades in Spanish, including the famous Juan Rulfo Story Award, and have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and other publications in English. She has had her work translated into twenty different languages. Megan McDowell was born in Buenos Aires and now lives in Berlin. She has translated works by many current South American and Spanish authors, and her work has appeared in journals such as The New Yorker, Harper's, The Paris Review, McSweeney's, Words Without Borders, and Vice. She is a Chilean citizen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399184628 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399184627 |
| Title | Mouthful of Birds |
| Author | Samanta Schweblin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2019-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Man Booker International Prize 2019 |
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