The Woman from Uruguay

Name: The Woman from Uruguay
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By Pedro Mairal

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The Woman from Uruguay by Pedro Mairal explores the life of a frustrated writer named Lucas Pereyra who embarks on a journey from Argentina to Uruguay. He is driven by both financial motives and a deeper personal quest. Throughout his travels, he reflects on his life's dissatisfaction and choice, leading to revelations about his desires and relationships.
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The Woman from Uruguay

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A searing tale of seduction and betrayal, both wryly comic and deeply serious — Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend

Intimate, irreverent, fast-paced and raw — Sunday Times

Lucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, embarks on a day trip from Buenos Aires to Montevideo to pick up a fifteen thousand dollar advance in cash. This small fortune might solve his problems, most importantly the unbearable tension in his marriage.

While his wife spends her days at work and her nights out on the town — with a lover, perhaps — Lucas is stuck at home all day staring at the blank page, caring for his son Maiko and fantasising about the one thing that keeps him going: the Uruguayan woman he recently met at a conference and who he longs to see on this trip.

The Woman from Uruguay is the surprising and moving story of one transformative day in Lucas’ life. An international bestseller, it is the masterpiece of one of Latin America’s most beloved writers, translated by Man Booker International winner Jennifer Croft.

At once a picaresque comedy and a penetrating study of a man on the verge of middle age — Colm Tóibín

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The Woman from Uruguay by Pedro Mairal is acclaimed for its intimate exploration of middle-aged angst, combining elements of comedy with a poignant study of a man's struggles with love, fatherhood, and personal crisis. Reviews highlight its rich character observations, witty humour, and insightful reflections on masculinity. The novel is praised for its delicate balance between seduction, betrayal, and a tender meditation on human desires, all captured through exquisite prose and an engaging narrative structure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526655059

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Contributors:

Translated by Jennifer Croft

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Pedro Mairal is a professor of English literature in Buenos Aires. In 1998 he was awarded the Premio Clarín and in 2007 he was included in the Hay Festival’s Bogotá 39 list, which named the 39 best Latin American authors under 39. Among his novels are A Night with Sabrina Love, which was made into a film and widely translated, and The Woman from Uruguay, which was a bestseller in Latin America and Spain and has been published in twelve countries.

Jennifer Croft won the Man Booker International Prize for her translation from Polish of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s Flights. She is the author of Homesick, a Saroyan Prize winner, and numerous pieces in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literary Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa.