The Untameable by Guillermo Arriaga
Goodfellas meets White Fang. A gripping coming of age thriller of vengeance and destiny set between Mexico City's murderous 1960s underworld and the bleak tundras of Canada's most remote province. By the BAFTA-winning screenwriter of Amores Perros.
One of the most powerful, intense and original contemporary authors writing in Spanish* Exprés. *
Sublime Arriaga. The Untameable consecrates its author as the best contemporary Mexican writer and as an indisputable figure among the writers in the world. -- Gabri Ródenas * Zenda. *
An absolutely unique author. A pounding novel. -- Guadalupe Nettel
The Untameable is one of the best books I have read. -- Santiago Gamboa
The Untameable is showing us once again the mastery of Arriaga as a weaver of parallel stories that converge in the end. It's his personal imprint. -- Álvaro Soto * El Correo *
Epic . . . A magnificent beast of a book. * Weekend Sport *
An epic tale . . . The screenwriter of such awe-inspiring films as Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel is a genius at making connections between far-flung people and events. * Sunday Times Crime Club *
A fast-moving, intriguing and virile novel. Jack London would recognise a call from the wild. -- Josephine Fenton * Irish Examiner. *
Sublime Arriaga. The Untameable consecrates its author as the best contemporary Mexican writer and as an indisputable figure among the writers in the world. -- Gabri Ródenas * Zenda. *
An absolutely unique author. A pounding novel. -- Guadalupe Nettel
The Untameable is one of the best books I have read. -- Santiago Gamboa
The Untameable is showing us once again the mastery of Arriaga as a weaver of parallel stories that converge in the end. It's his personal imprint. -- Álvaro Soto * El Correo *
An exuberant celebration of the wildness in both man and nature, this is simultaneously cinematic, literary and compelling, dragging the reader along into a world of corruption and beauty like no other. A genuine event book.
Epic . . . A magnificent beast of a book. * Weekend Sport *
An epic tale . . . The screenwriter of such awe-inspiring films as Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel is a genius at making connections between far-flung people and events. * Sunday Times Crime Club *
A fast-moving, intriguing and virile novel. Jack London would recognise a call from the wild. -- Josephine Fenton * Irish Examiner. *
Guillermo Arriaga is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. His novels, Escuadrón Guillotina (1991), A Sweet Smell to Death (1994), The Buffalo of the Night (1999) and short story collection, Retorno 201, have been translated into eighteen languages. His films include Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel and The Burning Plain. He has recently produced the story of Desde Alla, the first Ibero-American film to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In February 2017 he won the Mazatlan Prixe for Literature for The Untameable.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857058195 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857058193 |
| Title | The Untameable |
| Author | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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