Land of Smoke (Pushkin Press Classics) - Softcover

Gallardo, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 180533090X ISBN 13: 9781805330905

Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics, 2023

Synopsis

'One of my favourite books by one of my favourite Argentinian authors' Samanta Schweblin, author of Fever Dream 'Diamantine, intense and violent' Times Literary Supplement Dazzling and hallucinatory, the stories in this collection recall the masters of magical realism - but with Sara Gallardo's distinctive slant. An old man wakes up one morning to find that his beloved garden is floating away, with him on board. A young woman moves to Buenos Aires, bringing with her a replacement head. A meek German missionary leaves Paraguay for the Pampas, unprepared for what he will discover there. Resplendent with otherworldly imagery and beguiling prose, Land of Smoke presents a uniquely compelling voice in Latin American literature. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. Translated by Jessica Sequeira Sara Gallardo was a celebrated and prize-winning Argentinian writer, born in Buenos Aires in 1931. Her first book was published in 1958, and by the time she died in 1988, she had published novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. Written after the death of her second husband, Land of Smoke is the first of her books to be translated into English.

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About the Authors

Sara Gallardo was a celebrated and prizewinning Argentinian writer, born in Buenos Aires in 1931. Her first book was published in 1958, and by the time she died in 1988, she had published novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. Written after the death of her second husband, Land of Smoke was the first of her books to be translated into English. Her novel January has just been published by Archipelago.

Jessica Sequeira is a writer and literary translator living in Chile and the UK. Her books include A Luminous History of the Palm, Golden Jackal / Chacal Dorado, A Furious Oyster, Rhombus and Oval, and Other Paradises: Poetic Approaches to Thinking in a Technological Age. She has translated many books by Latin American authors, and edits Firmament magazine (Sublunary Editions). Recently she finished a PhD in Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 180533090X
• ISBN 13: 9781805330905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288