Glaxo - Softcover

Hernan Ronsino; Samuel Rutter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612195679 ISBN 13: 9781612195674

Publisher: Melville House Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

A chilling novel of betrayal, romance and murder from a major Latin American writer, being published in English for the first time.

In a derelict town in Argentina's pampa, a decades-old betrayal simmers among a group of friends. One returns from serving time for a crime he didn't commit; another, a policeman with ties to the military regime, discovers his wife's infidelity; a third lays dying. And an American missionary has been killed. But what happened among these men?

Spinning through a series of voices and timelines, Glaxo reveals a chilling story of four boys who grow up breaking horses and idolizing John Wayne, only to become adults embroiled in illicit romances, government death squads, and, ultimately, murder. Around them, the city falls apart.

Both an austere drama and a suspenseful whodunit, Glaxo crackles with tension and mystery. And it marks the stunning English-language debut of a major Latin American writer.

About this title

About the Author

Hernan Ronsino was born in Chivilcoy, a small town in Argentina's pampa, in 1975, and moved to Buenos Aires for his studies. The author of three novels and one short story collection, Ronsino is also an anthropologist and professor at the University of Buenos Aires.
Samuel Rutter is a translator and writer from Melbourne, Australia. He has translated several authors from the Spanish, including Carlos Labbe, Daniel Sada and Juan Marse. In 2015 he was awarded a PEN Translates grant."

Edition details

• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612195679
• ISBN 13: 9781612195674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96