The Taiga Syndrome : Winner of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award Paperback / softback
by Cristina Rivera Garza
Paperback / softback
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A fairy tale run amok, The Taiga Syndrome follows an unnamed Ex-Detective as she searches for a couple that has fled to the far reaches of the Earth.
A betrayed husband is convinced by a brief telegram that his second ex-wife wants him to track her down - that she wants to be found.
He hires the Ex-Detective, who sets out with a translator into a snowy, hostile forest where strange things happen and translation serves to betray both sense and the senses.
The stories of Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood haunt the Ex-Detective's quest.
As she enters a territory overrun with the primitive excesses of capitalism - accumulation and expulsion, corruption and cruelty -the lessons of her journey unfold: that sometimes leaving everything behind is the only thing left to do.
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:And Other Stories
- Publication Date:21/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781911508687
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:And Other Stories
- Publication Date:21/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781911508687