San Juan Noir (Akashic Noir) (Akashic Noir Series) - Softcover

Mayra Santos- Febres

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617752967 ISBN 13: 9781617752964

Publisher: Akashic Books, 2016

Synopsis

PART OF AKASHIC'S ACCLAIMED NOIR SERIES

Puerto Rican literary titan Mayra Santos-Febres edits this anthology of original crime short stories set in San Juan.

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighbourhood or location within the city of the book.

The Noir Series has made a strong mark in the Caribbean with Havana Noir (2008), Kingston Noir (2012), Haiti Noir (2011) and Trinidad Noir (2008). This volume showcases the fact that the island of Puerto Rico is not all sandy beaches and extravagant hotels. Mayra Santos-Febres is one of the island's literary titans, and she has recruited a stellar list of compatriots to contribute.

Featuring brand-new stories by: Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, Ernesto Quiñonez, Mayra Santos-Febres, José Rabelo, Luis Negrón, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Ana María Fuster Lavin, Janette Becerra, Manolo Nuñez Negron, Tere Dávila, Edmaris Carazo, Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Charlie Vázquez and Manuel Meléndez.

About this title

Review:

"I have never been to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but I traveled some of its streets in these stories. Of course, the city is more than noir. That's what I love about the Akashic Noir stories, these are not the Tourist Bureau stories of the city. They are gritty, sometimes nasty, sometimes gross, but always interesting."
--Tonstant Weader Reviews

"The stories in this anthology, unrelentingly dark, reflect the woes of the island . . . Set as it is in Puerto Rico, with authors steeped in the Latin tradition, the stories have a common thread of sexuality and sensuality, as well as magical realism. Dreams run through these stories, and sometimes a sense that the whole story could be a dream. They are unsettling stories, to say the least . . . After reading these stories, you may very well want to rethink that tropical vacation."
-- Reviewing the Evidence

"San Juan Noir is a brilliantly polished literary gem that showcases life on the fringes of society. Every tale glows in its own darkness, piercingly tugging at the remnants of human decency. We must do better, it screams. Yes, we must. Highly recommended."
--Jamaica Gleaner

About the Author:

Mayra Santos-Febres has published more than 25 books of poetry, short stories, essay collections and novels. Among her most important titles are Sirena Selena (Picador, 2000), Our Lady of the Night (Harper Perennial, 2006) and La amante de Gardel (Planeta Publishing, 2015). Her works have been translated into Croatian, Icelandic, French, Italian, German and English. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Puerto Rico, and is one of the main organisers of Festival de la Palabra.

About this edition

• Publisher: Akashic Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1617752967
• ISBN 13: 9781617752964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240