The Houseguest: And Other Stories

Like those of Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, or Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila's stories are terrifying, mesmerizing, and...
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SKU: 9780811228213
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Author: Amparo Dávila
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Language: English
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The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Dávila, Amparo

The Houseguest: And Other Stories

€16,70

The Houseguest: And Other Stories

€16,70
Author: Amparo Dávila
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Like those of Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, or Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila's stories are terrifying, mesmerizing, and expertly crafted--you'll finish each one gasping for air. With acute psychological insight, Dávila follows her characters to the limits of desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. She is a writer obsessed with obsession, who makes nightmares come to life through the everyday: loneliness sinks in easily like a razor-sharp knife, some sort of evil lurks in every shadow, delusion takes the form of strange and very real creatures. After reading The Houseguest--Dávila's debut collection in English--you'll wonder how this secret was kept for so long.

Author: Amparo Dávila
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 11/27/2018
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780811228213


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/09/2018
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2018
Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 70

About the Author
Gleeson, Matthew: - A former Mellon Public Scholar, Audrey Harris holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of California.Harris, Audrey: - A former Mellon Public Scholar, Audrey Harris holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of California.Dávila, Amparo: - Amparo Dávila was born in Mexico in 1928. She has published numerous collections of short stories and for a time worked as Alfonso Reyes's secretary. In recent years a massive resurgence of interest has acknowledged her as one of Mexico's finest masters of the short story. She was awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1977 and honored with the Medalla Bellas Artes in 2015.

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