Name: Brickmakers
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Author: Selva Almada
ISBN: 9781644450697

Type

Physical Book

Author

Selva Almada

Publisher

Graywolf Press

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9781644450697

Synopsis "Brickmakers "

A piercing and passionate novel, set in rural Argentina, about violence and masculinity Oscar Tamai and Elvio Miranda, the patriarchs of two families of brickmakers, have for years nursed a mutual hatred, but their teenage sons, Pájaro and Ángelito, somehow fell in love. Brickmakers begins as Pájaro and Marciano, Ángelito's older brother, lie dying in the mud at the base of a Ferris wheel. Inhabiting a dreamlike state between life and death, they recall the events that forced them to pay the price of their fathers' petty feud. The Tamai and Miranda f-amilies are caught, like the Capulets and the Montagues, in an almost mythic conflict, one that emerges from stubborn pride and intractable machismo. Like her heralded debut, The Wind That Lays Waste, Selva Almada's fierce and tender second novel is an unforgettable portrayal of characters who initially seem to stand in opposition, but are ultimately revealed to be bound by their similarities. Almada enlarges the tradition of some of the most distinctive prose stylists of our time. In Brickmakers, she furthers her extraordinary exploration of masculinity and the realities of working-class rural life. This is another exquisitely written and powerfully told story by a major international voice.

Selva Almada

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Selva Almada es una reconocida escritora y periodista argentina nacida en Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos, en 1973. Su obra se ha destacado por retratar la vida cotidiana en el interior de Argentina, explorando las relaciones humanas, la soledad y la memoria con un estilo directo y poético.

Almada ha publicado novelas, cuentos y crónicas. Entre sus libros más conocidos se encuentran El viento que arrasa, Ladrilleros y Chicas muertas. Su narrativa combina realismo social con introspección psicológica, creando personajes profundos que reflejan conflictos universales en contextos locales.

Además de su labor como escritora, ha trabajado como periodista y docente, participando en talleres literarios y actividades culturales en Argentina y América Latina. Su obra ha sido traducida a varios idiomas, consolidando su reconocimiento internacional.

Selva Almada ha recibido diversos premios y menciones, incluyendo el Premio Tigre Juan y el Premio Anna Seghers, y es considerada una de las voces más importantes de la literatura contemporánea argentina, destacando por su capacidad de combinar sensibilidad literaria con un fuerte sentido de realidad social.

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