Alfaguara
La Perra / The Bitch
La Perra / The Bitch
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In Colombia's brutal jungle, childless Damaris develops an intense and ultimately doomed relationship with an orphaned puppy. Colombia's Pacific coast, where everyday life entails warding off the brutal forces of nature. In this constant struggle, nothing is taken for granted. Damaris lives with her fisherman husband in a shack on a bluff overlooking the sea. Childless and at that age "when women dry up," as her uncle puts it, she is eager to adopt an orphaned puppy. But this act may bring more than just affection into her home. The Bitch is written in a prose as terse as the villagers, with storms―both meteorological and emotional―lurking around each corner. Beauty and dread live side by side in this poignant exploration of the many meanings of motherhood and love.
Author: Pilar Quintana
Publisher: Alfaguara
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 140
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.45h x 5.99w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9786287659179
Language: Spanish
About the Author
Pilar Quintana: Es autora de cinco novelas y un libro de cuentos, Caperucita se come al lobo. Coleccionistas de polvos raros recibi? en Espa?a el Premio de Novela La Mar de Letras. La perra, traducida a veinte lenguas, estuvo en la lista larga del Dublin Literary Award, fue finalista del Premio Nacional de Novela y del National Book Award en Estados Unidos y gan? el Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana, un English PEN Translates Award y el LiBeraturpreis en Alemania. Los abismos se llev? en 2021 el Premio Alfaguara de novela y est? siendo traducida a m?ltiples idiomas. Es la editora de la Biblioteca de Escritoras Colombianas, un proyecto del Ministerio de Cultura para rescatar y promover la literatura de las mujeres.
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