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Poso Wells
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Author : Gabriela Alemán
language : en
Publisher: City Lights Books
Release Date : 2018-08-21
Poso Wells written by Gabriela Alemán and has been published by City Lights Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with Fiction categories.
Celebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán's first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance! "In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing, but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor—next in line for the presidency—inexplicably disappears from sight. Gustavo Varas, a principled journalist, picks up the trail, which leads him into a violent, lawless underworld. Bella Altamirano, a fearless local, is on her own crusade to pierce the settlement's code of silence, ignoring repeated death threats. It turns out that the disappearance of the candidate and those of the women are intimately connected, and not just to a local crime wave, but to a multinational magnate's plan to plunder the country's cloud forest preserve. Praise for Poso Wells: "The story is a condemnation not only of the corrupt businessmen and the criminal gangs that rule Poso Wells but also of the violence against women that plagues Latin America's real slums."—The New Yorker "One part Thomas Pynchon, one part Gabriel García Marquez, and one part Raymond Chandler, Alemán’s novel contains mystery, horror, humor, absurdity, and political commentary … A concoction of political thriller and absurdist literary mystery that never fails to entertain."—Kirkus Reviews "A wild, successful satire of Ecuadorian politics and supernatural encounters. … Alemán’s singular voice keeps the ride fresh and satisfying."—Publishers Weekly "Poso Wells is ironic, audacious, and fierce. But what is it, exactly? A satire? A scifi novel? A political detective yarn? Or the purest reality of contemporary Latin America. It's unclassifiable—as all great books are."—Samanta Schweblin, author of Fever Dream "Poso Wells is brilliant, audacious, doubtlessly playful and at the same time so dark and bitter. A truly unforgettable book."—Alejandro Zambra, author of Multiple Choice
Poso Wells
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Author : Gabriela Alemán
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-07-15
Poso Wells written by Gabriela Alemán and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-15 with Fiction categories.
Celebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alem�n's first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance! "Poso Wells is ironic, audacious, and fierce. But what is it, exactly? A satire? A scifi novel? A political detective yarn? Or the purest reality of contemporary Latin America. It's unclassifiable--as all great books are."--Samanta Shweblin, author of Fever Dream "Poso Wells is brilliant, audacious, doubtlessly playful and at the same time so dark and bitter. A truly unforgettable book."--Alejandro Zambra, author of Multiple Choice In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre, darkly hilarious accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor--next in line for the presidency--inexplicably disappears from sight. Gustavo Varas, a principled journalist, picks up the trail, which leads him into a violent, lawless underworld, and ultimately to a strange group of almost supernatural blind men. Bella Altamirano, a fearless local woman, is on her own crusade to pierce the settlement's code of silence, ignoring the death threats that result from her efforts. It turns out that the disappearance of the candidate and those of the women are intimately connected, and not just to a local crime wave, but to a multinational magnate's plan to plunder the country's ecologically sensitive cloud forest. A political satire and noir thriller, laced with humor and a sci-fi twist, Poso Wells plunges its readers into dark passages where things are as uncontrolled and overheated as the lava from a smoking volcano, which is where the story ends. Praise for Poso Wells: "By expertly weaving multiple narratives around the figure of Vinueza, the hapless (but wealthy!) presidential candidate who resembles so many corrupt (but wealthy!) presidential candidates in the modern history of Ecuador, Gabriela Alem�n depicts with verve and humor the horrors and absurdities of a society intent on perpetuating itself."--Mauro Javier Cardenas, author of The Revolutionaries Try Again "Gabriela Alem�n has a rhythm worth watching ... she does something unexpected, things fly apart, she leaps into the void, and you think, 'there's no way she can pull this off'--but no, everything fits together, falls into place, flows, and the story goes on."--Pedro Mairal, author of The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra "Through scalding wit and straight-faced parody this no-holds-barred absurdist adventure that seems more a movie than a book will have you laughing till you cry as the cruelty of its South American reality sinks in. Imagine a mix of Hunter S. Thompson and Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez. A small masterpiece."--Michael Taussig, author of Beauty and the Beast "This compulsively readable book is Gabriela Alem�n's debut as a novelist in the English-language. Sparklingly original, full of dry wit, and deliciously suspenseful, Poso Wells could well earn Gabriela Alem�n a cult following."--Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, Guerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World, and The Fall of Baghdad
Poso Wells
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Author : Gabriela Alemán
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-01
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The Well Of Loneliness
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Author : Radclyffe Hall
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2015-04-23
The Well Of Loneliness written by Radclyffe Hall and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-23 with Fiction categories.
This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Well of Loneliness' is a novel that follows an upper-class Englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the success of the much lighter social comedy The Forge (1924), which made the best-seller list of John O'London's Weekly. Hall is a key figure in lesbian literature for her novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). This is her only work with overt lesbian themes and tells the story of the life of a masculine lesbian named Stephen Gordon.
Lagos Noir
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Author : Jude Dibia
language : en
Publisher: Akashic Books
Release Date : 2018-06-05
Lagos Noir written by Jude Dibia and has been published by Akashic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Fiction categories.
“A stellar cast of award-winning Nigerian authors . . . a must-read for crime lovers looking for something different.”—Brittle Paper In Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, West Africa enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of Nigeria’s best-known authors. In Lagos Noir, the stories are set in “a city of more than 21 million and an amazing amalgam of wealth, poverty, corruption, humor, bravery, and tragedy. Abani and a dozen other contributors tell stories that are both unique to Lagos and universal in their humanity . . . This entry stands as one of the strongest recent additions to Akashic’s popular noir series” (Publishers Weekly, starred review, pick of the week). The anthology includes stories by Chris Abani, Nnedi Okorafor, E.C. Osondu, Jude Dibia, Chika Unigwe, A. Igoni Barrett, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Adebola Rayo, Onyinye Ihezukwu, Uche Okonkwo, Wale Lawal, ’Pemi Aguda, and Leye Adenle. “The beauty of this book, which contains 13 stories from Nigerian writers, is that it serves as a travelogue, too.”—Bloomberg, “The Darkest Summer Reading List for Those Bright, Beachy Days” “With writers like Igoni Barrett, Leye Adenle, and E.C. Osondu contributing, Lagos Noir offers wildly different perspectives on both the city itself and the state of noir fiction. This book is almost like a world in itself, one that you’ll want to dive back into and get lost in again and again.”—CrimeReads, “One of the 10 Best Crime Anthologies of 2018”
Poso Wells
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Author : María Gabriela Alemán Salvador
language : es
Publisher: Eskeletra editorial
Release Date : 2007
Poso Wells written by María Gabriela Alemán Salvador and has been published by Eskeletra editorial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Segunda novela de la autora.
Poso Wells
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Author : Gabriela Alemán
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-10
Poso Wells written by Gabriela Alemán and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10 with categories.
The Routledge Handbook Of Crime Fiction And Ecology
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Author : Nathan Ashman
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-10-27
The Routledge Handbook Of Crime Fiction And Ecology written by Nathan Ashman and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Routledge Handbook of Crime Fiction and Ecology is the first comprehensive examination of crime fiction and ecocriticism. Across 33 innovative chapters from leading international scholars, this Handbook considers an emergent field of contemporary crime narratives that are actively responding to a diverse assemblage of global environmental concerns, whilst also opening up ‘classic’ crime fictions and writers to new ecocritical perspectives. Rigorously engaged with cutting-edge critical trends, it places the familiar staples of crime fiction scholarship – from thematic to formal approaches – in conversation with a number of urgent ecological theories and ideas, covering subjects such as environmental security, environmental justice, slow violence, ecofeminism and animal studies. The Routledge Handbook of Crime Fiction and Ecology is an essential introduction to this new and dynamic research field for both students and scholars alike.
They Should Have Served That Cup Of Coffee
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Author : Dick Cluster
language : en
Publisher: South End Press
Release Date : 1979
They Should Have Served That Cup Of Coffee written by Dick Cluster and has been published by South End Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Civil rights movements categories.
'Here is one of those uncommonly fine books that comes to life every now and then to remind us that history doesn't end and form when a decade does.' Boston Globe *BR**BR*A collection of engaging essays and interviews by activists in civil rights, women's, anti-war, and GI movements, the Black Panther Party, and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.
The Bitch
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Author : PILAR. QUINTANA
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-06
The Bitch written by PILAR. QUINTANA and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-06 with categories.
Colombia's Pacific coast, where everyday life entails warding off the brutal forces of nature. Damaris lives with her fisherman husband in a shack on a bluff overlooking the sea. Childless and at that age 'when women dry up,' as her uncle puts it, she is eager to adopt an orphaned puppy. But this act may bring more than just affection into her home. The Bitch is written in a prose as terse as the villagers, with storms - both meteorological and emotional - lurking around each corner. Beauty and dread live side by side in this poignant exploration or the many meanings of motherhood and love.