Married Life by Pitol, Sergio

Married Life

In this tragicomic satire of marriage from one of Mexico's most celebrated writers, a heartbroken and disillusioned...
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Author: Sergio Pitol
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Married Life by Pitol, Sergio

Married Life

$26.84

Married Life

$26.84
Author: Sergio Pitol
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In this tragicomic satire of marriage from one of Mexico's most celebrated writers, a heartbroken and disillusioned wife sets out to remake her life after her husband's infidelity.As Nicolás Lobato's success begins to elevate himself and his wife into the upper tier of Mexico's high society, his infidelities come to light, plunging his wife Jacqueline Cascorro into a carousel of flirtations and schemes that transform her quest for love and revenge into a veritable comedy of errors.

In the last volume of his celebrated Carnival Triptych, Sergio Pitol exposes the pretensions of the upper class, the hypocrisy behind its feigned propriety, and marriage itself as a carefully staged farce in which ambition and desire masquerade as fidelity and passion.

Author: Sergio Pitol
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Published: 11/18/2025
Pages: 125
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9781646054077


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2025

About the Author

Sergio Pitol (1933-2018) was a Mexican author, translator, and diplomat. Pitol studied law and literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In 1960, he joined the Mexican Foreign Service, serving as a cultural attaché in cities such as Rome, Belgrade, Warsaw, Paris, Beijing, Moscow, Prague, Budapest, and Barcelona. His works include novels, short stories, and essays, such as Married Life (1991) and El arte de la fuga (1996). He is considered one of Mexico's most important writers, winning the Cervantes Prize in 2005, the most esteemed literary prize in Hispanophone literature.


G.B. Henson is a professor and translator of Spanish literature. His translations include The Art of Flight by Sergio Pitol, The Cannibal Night by Luis Jorge Boone and The Heart of the Artichoke by Elena Poniatowska. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The Guardian and World Literature Today. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish Translation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.


Mark Haber was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Florida. His debut novel, Reinhardt's Garden (2019), was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award. His second novel, Saint Sebastian's Abyss (2022), was named a best book of 2022 by the New York Public Library and Literary Hub. His most recent novel, Lesser Ruins (2024), was longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize. Most recently, Mark was appointed Visiting Professor at Freie Universität Berlin during the 2024/2025 winter semester. Mark lives in Minneapolis.


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