Land of Smoke

Name: Land of Smoke
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781805330905
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By Sara Gallardo

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Summary

Land of Smoke by Sara Gallardo is a captivating collection of short stories each imbued with a rich sense of place and culture. The tales weave together the surreal and the everyday, exploring themes of identity, nature, and the human condition in a style that's both fantastical and deeply rooted in reality. With an enchanting and sometimes dreamlike quality, the stories transport readers to a unique world that challenges perception and evokes wonder.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate literature that offers a blend of magic realism and vivid storytelling, transporting you into a world where everyday life intertwines with fantastical elements. Written by a celebrated Argentine author, it provides a unique perspective on culture and human nature, delivering profound insights through imaginative narratives.

Land of Smoke

Dazzling, hallucinatory stories by Sara Gallardo, a rediscovered Argentinian contemporary of Garcia Marquez

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'One of my favourite books by one of my favourite Argentinian authors' Samanta Schweblin, author of Little Eyes.

Dazzling and hallucinatory, the stories collected here recall the masters of magical realism - but with Gallardo's distinctive, idiosyncratic slant. An old man wakes up one morning to find that his beloved garden, the envy of all his neighbours, is floating away with him on board.

A young woman moves to Buenos Aires, bringing with her a replacement head. A meek German missionary leaves Paraguay for the Pampas, completely unprepared for what he will encounter there.

Resplendent with otherworldly imagery and beguiling prose, Land of Smoke presents a uniquely compelling voice in Latin American literature.

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Land of Smoke is celebrated for its captivating collection of stories that weave together rich, imaginative narratives and vivid settings. The book is noted for its poetic language and the striking contrast between its succinct, sometimes intense prose and the fantastical themes. The translation by Jessica Sequeira is praised for maintaining the original's lyrical quality, making the extraordinary feel possible and grounding the magical realism that Sara Gallardo is renowned for.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805330905

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Jessica Sequeira

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Sara Gallardo

About the Author

Sara Gallardo was a celebrated and prize-winning Argentinian writer, born in Buenos Aires in 1931. Her first book was published in 1958, and by the time she died in 1988, she had published novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. Written after the death of her second husband, Land of Smoke is the first of her books to be translated into English.