Navidad and Matanza - Softcover

Carlos Labbe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934824925 ISBN 13: 9781934824924

Publisher: OPEN LETTER, 2014

Synopsis

It's the summer of 1999 when the two children of wealthy video game executive Jose Francisco Vivar, Alicia and Bruno, go missing in the beach town of Matanza. Long after their disappearance, the people of Matanza and the adjacent town of Navidad consistently report sightings of Bruno-on the beach, in bars, gambling-while reports on Alicia, however, are next to none. And every clue keeps circling back to a man named Boris Real. At least that's how the story, or one of many stories, rather, goes.

About this title

About the Author

Carlos Labbé, one of Granta's "Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists," was born in Chile and is the author of six novels, including Navidad & Matanza and Locuela, and a collection of short stories. In addition to his writings he is a musician, and has released three albums. He is a co-editor at Sangria, a publishing house based in Santiago and Brooklyn, where he translates and runs workshops. He also writes literary essays, the most notable ones on Juan Carlos Onetti, Diamela Eltit and Roberto Bolaño--three writers whose influence can be seen in Navidad & Matanza.

Will Vanderhyden received an MA in Literary Translation from the University of Rochester. He has translated fiction by Carlos Labbé, Edgardo Cozarinsky, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Juan Marsé, Rafael Sanchez Ferlosio, and Elvio Gandolfo.

Edition details

• Publisher: OPEN LETTER
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934824925
• ISBN 13: 9781934824924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98