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After a freakish death, a young Argentinian woman is left to observe the world outside of the ¿cage¿ of her body; through jarring vignettes and ruminations, acclaimed author García Lao creates a complex, intelligent, and subversive theater of the absurd.
About the author
Fernanda García Lao is an Argentine novelist, poet, and playwright, referred to as ¿the strangest writer of Argentine literature.¿ She was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1966 to two left wing journalists, who in 1975 were forced to flee to Spain where they lived in exile for nearly twenty years. Fernanda received her education in Spain, studying acting, dance, music, and journalism. When she returned to Argentina in the early nineties, she was trained further as an actress, playwright, and director. She is the author of several novels, plays, and one collection of short stories. Her novels and stories have received wide acclaim and accolades, and have been translated into French, Portuguese, and Swiss. At the 2011 Guadalajara Book Fair, Garcia Lao was named one of the ¿25 Best Kept Secrets of Latin American Literature." This is her first book in English.
Will Vanderhyden is a freelance translator, with an MA in Literary Translation from the University of Rochester. He has translated the work of Carlos Labbé, Rodrigo Fresán, and Fernanda García Lao, among others. His translations have appeared in journals such as
Two Lines, The Literary Review, The Scofield, and
The Arkansas International. He has received fellowships from the NEA and the Lannan Foundation. His translation of
The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresán won the 2018 Best Translated Book Award.
Summary
After a freakish death, a young Argentinian woman is left to observe the world outside of the “cage” of her body; through jarring vignettes and ruminations, acclaimed author García Lao creates a complex, intelligent, and subversive theater of the absurd.
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