Una madre y una hijahan cometido un crimen y estn dispuestas a confesarlo. Un delirante thriller almodovariano en la costa de Almera.
«Tremendamente perturbadora y divertida. Una novela donde el deseo y la muerte salen a tomar el sol . --Mnica Ojeda
«Con toda la seguridad, uno de los debuts ms originales del panorama literario espaol . --Sara Barquinero
Una chica ha matado a su novio con la ayuda de su madre. Es verano y el calor aprieta en la costa de Almera mientras pasean su cadver en una silla de ruedas. Tomando el sol y bebiendo ccteles en garitos de playa acompaadas del muerto, la hija llama insistentemente al juez que tal vez podra instruir su caso para ponerle las cosas fciles: son culpables y est dispuesta a contarle con todo detalle cmo lo han matado y por qu. Pero el juez no contesta y salta el buzn de voz. La premiada dramaturga y poeta Carla Nyman debuta en la novela con este delirio almodovariano, un machetazo revestido de risa histrica que lanza bruscos interrogantes sobre el deseo, la feminidad, los celos, el sexo y el amor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The stunning first novel by Carla Nyman, "a promising talent" in Spanish-language literature (El Cultural).
A mother and daughter commit a murder and are ready to confess. An outrageous Almodvar-type thriller set on the Almera coast.
"Hugely perturbing and fun. A novel where death and desire bask in the sun." - Mnica Ojeda
"With utmost certainty, one of the most original debuts on the Spanish literary scene." - Sara Barquinero
A young woman murders her boyfriend, with her mother's help. The summer heat beats down on Almera, on the southeastern coast of Spain, as the women push the corpse around town in a wheelchair. Strolling in the sun and drinking cocktails in beachside bars with the body for company, the women repeatedly phone a local judge to ask him to handle the case. They'll make it easy for him: They are guilty and willing to give a detailed account of why and how they committed the murder. But the judge doesn't answer, and their messages go straight to voicemail. This debut novel by award-winning playwright and poet Carla Nyman is a fever dream in the style of Almodvar, a dark comedy that raises uncomfortable questions about desire, femininity, jealousy, sex and love.
Una madre y una hijahan cometido un crimen y estn dispuestas a confesarlo. Un delirante thriller almodovariano en la costa de Almera.
«Tremendamente perturbadora y divertida. Una novela donde el deseo y la muerte salen a tomar el sol . --Mnica Ojeda
«Con toda la seguridad, uno de los debuts ms originales del panorama literario espaol . --Sara Barquinero
Una chica ha matado a su novio con la ayuda de su madre. Es verano y el calor aprieta en la costa de Almera mientras pasean su cadver en una silla de ruedas. Tomando el sol y bebiendo ccteles en garitos de playa acompaadas del muerto, la hija llama insistentemente al juez que tal vez podra instruir su caso para ponerle las cosas fciles: son culpables y est dispuesta a contarle con todo detalle cmo lo han matado y por qu. Pero el juez no contesta y salta el buzn de voz. La premiada dramaturga y poeta Carla Nyman debuta en la novela con este delirio almodovariano, un machetazo revestido de risa histrica que lanza bruscos interrogantes sobre el deseo, la feminidad, los celos, el sexo y el amor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The stunning first novel by Carla Nyman, "a promising talent" in Spanish-language literature (El Cultural).
A mother and daughter commit a murder and are ready to confess. An outrageous Almodvar-type thriller set on the Almera coast.
"Hugely perturbing and fun. A novel where death and desire bask in the sun." - Mnica Ojeda
"With utmost certainty, one of the most original debuts on the Spanish literary scene." - Sara Barquinero
A young woman murders her boyfriend, with her mother's help. The summer heat beats down on Almera, on the southeastern coast of Spain, as the women push the corpse around town in a wheelchair. Strolling in the sun and drinking cocktails in beachside bars with the body for company, the women repeatedly phone a local judge to ask him to handle the case. They'll make it easy for him: They are guilty and willing to give a detailed account of why and how they committed the murder. But the judge doesn't answer, and their messages go straight to voicemail. This debut novel by award-winning playwright and poet Carla Nyman is a fever dream in the style of Almodvar, a dark comedy that raises uncomfortable questions about desire, femininity, jealousy, sex and love.
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