Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin
A spellbinding collection of short stories from the Argentinian sensation Samanta Schweblin'Spritely and uncanny, this is a beautifully imagined and skilfully executed collection of stories' International Booker Prize judges
‘Delving into the cryptic depths of the human psyche, this is a highly imaginative and thought-provoking collection, deftly translated by Megan McDowell.’ Observer
'In this slim and superb book, Schweblin takes on the desire to love, to parent, and to care for one's own body - hardly extraordinary themes - and invests them with a fresh poignancy.' Vogue
'Impressive... Schweblin is among the most acclaimed Spanish-language writers of her generation.' New York Times
‘Schweblin's Man Booker-shortlisted novel Fever Dream was unsettling and uncanny and these 20 brilliant stories, translated by Megan McDowell, are just as fabulous... an eerie blend of the supernatural and the all too real.’ Daily Mail
‘Starting a story by the Argentinian Samanta Schweblin is like tumbling into a dark hole with no idea where you'll end up.’ Chris Power, The Sunday Times
‘[Schweblin's] particular genius lies in the fact that there’s something inherently savage and ungovernable about her work.' Financial Times
‘At once fantastically out there and real to the point of being haunting.’ Vanity Fair
‘The author of the magnetic, scalp-prickling Fever Dream returns with stories as gothic and incantatory as a telltale heart- virtuoso fiction from Argentina's own Edgar Allan Poe.’ O, the Oprah Magazine
‘So strange and beautiful.’ Tommy Orange, author of There There
‘These wild, unsettling, absurdist tales cement her status as a penetrating voice in modern fiction.’ New Statesman
‘Samanta Schweblin’s strange, haunting and stunningly beautiful collection of short stories… Many of these stories got under my skin and lingered with me long after I’d put the book down.’ Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters
‘These are fictions of indisputable power, presenting modern life as a farcical horror show in which our limitations and destructive appetites have made us ugly, ridiculous and doomed.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Schweblin's imagination seemingly knows no bounds.’ Refinery29
Samanta Schweblin won the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature for her story collection, Seven Empty Houses. Her debut novel, Fever Dream, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and her novel Little Eyes and story collection Mouthful of Birds have been longlisted for the same prize. Her books have been translated into over forty languages. Originally from Buenos Aires, Schweblin lives in Berlin.
Megan McDowell has translated books by many contemporary South American and Spanish authors. Her translations have won the National Book Award, the O. Henry Prize and the Premio Valle-Inclán, and been nominated for the International Booker Prize four times. She lives in Chile.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786074560 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786074567 |
| Title | Mouthful of Birds |
| Author | Samanta Schweblin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2019-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Man Booker International Prize 2019, Nominated for Shirley Jackson Award 2019 |
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