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Paperback. Condition: New. Ambition, corruption, and murder in 1960s Mexico: the shocking novel behind Netflix's hit series.'A startlingly good book by an author of genuine, exciting originality' - Salman RushdieWith an introduction by Colm TóibínThe Baladro sisters have built a thriving empire of pleasure as brothel owners in a provincial town. But when fortunes change, life in the brothel turns ugly, and slowly, girls start disappearing . . .Based on the true story of the infamous González sisters - serial killers whose crimes shocked the world in 1964 - The Dead Girls is a deliciously dark blend of thriller, true crime, and biting satire. Written with the cold detachment of a police report, it reveals the potent blend of sex and mayhem that allowed the sisters to flourish.Wickedly funny and profoundly unsettling, The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia is an unflinching portrait of ambition, power, and depravity - now a major Netflix series.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. La ley de Herodes: o te chingas o te jodesA traves de los distintos cuentos que componen La ley de Herodes, Jorge Ibargueengoitia narra, armado con la agudeza critica que lo caracteriza, algunas de las situaciones mas hilarantes y absurdas que envuelven a la vida cotidiana. Con un descarnado sentido del humor, cuenta la pudorosa intimidad de una pareja que acude a una cita medica, el inverosimil cortejo amoroso de un hombre desesperado, el patetico final de un encuentro sexual ampliamente prolongado, los extravagantes caprichos a los que se someten los guionistas de cine para llevar a cabo una superproduccion o las divertidas argucias de un escritor en apuros economicos, quien hace hasta lo imposible para evadir a sus acreedores.Jorge Ibargueengoitia logra, como pocos autores en Hispanoamerica, que los lectores se rian abiertamente con el de aquellas pequenas desgracias de todos los dias.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The law of Herod: either you get screwed or you screw yourselfThrough the various stories that make up La ley de Herodes, Jorge Ibargueengoitia narrates, armed with the critical sharpness that characterizes him, some of the most hilarious and absurd situations that surround everyday life. With a raw sense of humor, he recounts the modest intimacy of a couple attending a medical appointment, the implausible courtship of a desperate man, the pathetic end of a greatly prolonged sexual encounter, the extravagant whims that movie scriptwriters submit to in order to carry out a super production, or the amusing tricks of a writer in financial trouble who does everything possible to evade his creditors.Jorge Ibargueengoitia achieves, as few authors in Latin America do, to make readers laugh openly with him about those small daily misfortunes Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ganadora del Premio de novela Casa de las Americas en 1964. Los relampagos de agosto es un clasico imprescindible. Las divertidas desventuras que envuelven la vida y obra del general Arroyo, sirven para narrar el desastroso nacimiento de la democracia en un pais asolado por la injusticia, el abuso de poder y la traicion. Sin pena ni gloria, recluido en su cuarto con lapiz en mano, el singular protagonista de esta novela escribe sus memorias, dando cuenta sin tapujos de los episodios mas inverosimiles y vergonzosos de su participacion en la lucha revolucionaria. Con su agil y mordaz prosa, Jorge Ibargueengoitia obliga a repensar en esta esplendida novela la historia y el malogrado fin de las utopias politicas que animaron el siglo XX.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONWinner of the Casa de las Americas Novel Prize in 1964. Los relampagos de agosto is an essential classic.The amusing misadventures surrounding the life and work of General Arroyo serve to narrate the disastrous birth of democracy in a country ravaged by injustice, abuse of power, and betrayal. Without fanfare, confined to his room with pencil in hand, the unique protagonist of this novel writes his memoirs, candidly recounting the most unbelievable and shameful episodes of his participation in the revolutionary struggle. With his agile and biting prose, Jorge Ibargueengoitia compels readers to rethink the history and the ill-fated end of the political utopias that animated the 20th century in this splendid novel. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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