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House of Fury
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Taking place entirely on a single evening—Friday, April 10, 1970—in a large Bogotá mansion, House of Fury tells a hair-raising story. Nacho Caiciedo, a magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice, lives with his wife Alma and their six grown daughters. The Caiciedos have planned an...
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House of Fury
A lyrical yet unforgettably intense portrait of Colombian society by one of the country’s most renowned novelists
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Taking place entirely on a single evening—Friday, April 10, 1970—in a large Bogotá mansion, House of Fury tells a hair-raising story. Nacho Caiciedo, a magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice, lives with his wife Alma and their six grown daughters. The Caiciedos have planned an enormous celebration in their home.
Before the party has even started, the family is shocked by two pieces of news: their teenage daughter Italia is pregnant, and Alma's prodigal brother Jesús is expected at any moment. Guests from all levels of Bogotá society arrive, two earthquakes strike, and the party descends into debauchery. Nacho, out in the city streets searching for Italia, is kidnapped by a ragtag militia, and its troops eventually invade the party, bringing more chaos.
House of Fury begins as a black comedy and unravels into a grim portent of the conflict that would rage across Colombia for fifty years. As in Rosero's previous novels, House of Fury is an indelible, fantastical work that, with its unforgettable characters and unflinching, poetic, and humane voice, brings to light Colombia's violent history.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780811234580
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 April 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Contributors:
- Translated by Victor Meadowcroft
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 343g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Evelio Rosero was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1958. He was awarded Colombia’s National Literature Prize by the Ministry of Culture in 2006 for his body of work, which includes several novels, short story collections, and books for young readers and children. The Armies, Rosero’s first novel to be translated into English, won the Tusquets International Prize and the 2009 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Victor Meadowcroft is based in Brighton, England, and translates from the Spanish and Portuguese.
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