Good and Evil and Other Stories
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Good and Evil and Other Stories
The strange and uncanny new collection of short stories from the International Booker-shortlisted author of Fever Dream.
The long-awaited third collection from Samanta Schweblin, three-time International Booker nominee and one of the world's greatest contemporary short story writers.
The Global Bestseller from the International Booker Prize-shortlisted Author of Fever Dream
CONFRONT THE DARKNESS
'A fabulous writer. Her stories are subtle, always haunting and deeply human' - Isabel Allende
A young mother steps into the water, determined to end her life. What will bring her back?
'You will find yourself in the space on the other side of terror - a space of openness, fragility and strange reassurance' - The Guardian
For a single moment, a baby is left unattended in a room of everyday dangers.
'Just stellar - Extreme, uncanny and beautifully controlled' - Anne Enright
In a high-rise apartment block, in a city far from home, a ghost appears.
'A master of the uncanny' - The New Yorker
When a lonely woman acts on a kind impulse the consequences will be dark, bold and revelatory.
'These stories are perfect for the times we dwell inside' - Colum McCann
From the thrice International Booker nominated author of Fever Dream and Little Eyes come six perfect terrors to change your days and haunt your dreams.
'Mesmerizing . . . powerfully evocative and unsettling' - Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Times
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035050185
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Contributors:
- Translated by Megan McDowell
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 136g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Samanta Schweblin won the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature for her story collection, Seven Empty Houses. Her debut novel, Fever Dream, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and her novel Little Eyes and story collection Mouthful of Birds have been longlisted for the same prize. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages, and her stories have appeared in English in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Granta, Harper's Magazine and elsewhere. Originally from Buenos Aires, Schweblin lives in Berlin. Megan McDowell is a translator from the US, and has collaborated with authors including Alejandro Zambra, Mariana EnrΓquez and Samanta Schweblin. Her translations have won the National Book Award for Translated Fiction, and have been nominated for the International Booker Prize and the Kirkus Prize. She was the recipient of the 2020 Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She currently resides in Chile.
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