The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez is a collection of intense and haunting stories that explore the darker sides of urban life in Buenos Aires. Filled with supernatural elements, these tales delve into themes of desire, repression, and the disturbing undercurrents lurking beneath everyday existence. The narratives combine gritty reality with ghostly spectres, creating a chilling yet mesmerizing reading experience.
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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

A city seethes with murderous intentions, family betrayals and morbid desires in this masterpiece of contemporary Gothic.

A city seethes with murderous intentions, family betrayals and morbid desires in this masterpiece of contemporary Gothic.

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Welcome to Buenos Aires, a place of nightmares and twisted imaginings, where missing children come back from the dead and unearthed bones carry terrible curses.

Thrumming with murderous intentions, family betrayals, and morbid desires, these stories shine a light on a violent city gripped by urban madness; giving voice to the lost, the oppressed, and the forgotten. Lucid and darkly poetic, unsettling and otherworldly, these tales of revenge, witchcraft, and fetishes are a masterpiece of contemporary Gothic and a bewitching exploration of the dark inclinations that threaten to lead us over the edge.

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is shortlisted for the International Booker Prize

'Smoky, carnal, dazzling' - Lauren Groff

'There is some serious power in this writing' - Daisy Johnson

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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez is praised for its exploration of contemporary horror, depicting decaying cities and societal collapse woven into stories that balance between grim reality and nightmares. Reviewers highlight its engaging mix of sinister themes with a sense of wild and provocative fun, noting the narrative's ability to alter one's perception of reality with its smoky and carnal storytelling style.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783788217

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 February 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Megan McDowell
  • Translated by Megan McDowell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 151g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Mariana Enriquez is an award-winning Argentine novelist and journalist, whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages. She is the internationally acclaimed author of Things We Lost in the Fire, and her novel Our Share of the Night, which was awarded the prestigious 2019 Premio Herralde de Novela, will be published by Granta Books in 2022.

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