Kingdom Cons

Informationen zum Autor Yuri Herrera's first novel to appear in English, Signs Preceding the End of the World, won the Best Translated Book Award and was chosen by The Guardian as one of 'The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century'. His second novel The Transmigration of Bodies was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and his sci-fi inflected collection of stories Ten Planets was a finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize. He teaches at Tulane University, New Orleans. Klappentext A new novel from the Mexican author of "Signs Preceding The End Of The World" and "The Transmigration Of Bodies". Translated by Lisa Dillman, it will appeal to fans of Robert Bolano, Valeria Luiselli and Juan Pablo Villalobos. Zusammenfassung Beats! daggers! girls! and graft: can the Artist sing truth to power where a Mexican drug baron holds court?

Autorentext
Yuri Herrera's first novel to appear in English, Signs Preceding the End of the World, won the Best Translated Book Award and was chosen by The Guardian as one of 'The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century'. His second novel The Transmigration of Bodies was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and his sci-fi inflected collection of stories Ten Planets was a finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize. He teaches at Tulane University, New Orleans.

Klappentext

A new novel from the Mexican author of "Signs Preceding The End Of The World" and "The Transmigration Of Bodies". Translated by Lisa Dillman, it will appeal to fans of Robert Bolano, Valeria Luiselli and Juan Pablo Villalobos.

Zusammenfassung
Beats, daggers, girls, and graft: can the Artist sing truth to power where a Mexican drug baron holds court?