El brutal debut novel stico de Carla Nyman, «firme promesa de la escritura en lengua espa ola. --El Cultural Una madre y una hijahan cometido un crimen y est n dispuestas a confesarlo. Un delirante thriller almodovariano en la costa de Almer a. «Tremendamente perturbadora y divertida. Una novela donde el deseo y la muerte salen a tomar el sol . --M nica Ojeda «Con toda la seguridad, uno de los debuts m s originales del panorama literario espa ol . --Sara Barquinero Una chica ha matado a su novio con la ayuda de su madre. Es verano y el calor aprieta en la costa de Almer a mientras pasean su cad ver en una silla de ruedas. Tomando el sol y bebiendo c cteles en garitos de playa acompa adas del muerto, la hija llama insistentemente al juez que tal vez podr a instruir su caso para ponerle las cosas f ciles: son culpables y est dispuesta a contarle con todo detalle c mo lo han matado y por qu . Pero el juez no contesta y salta el buz n de voz. La premiada dramaturga y poeta Carla Nyman debuta en la novela con este delirio almodovariano, un machetazo revestido de risa hist rica que lanza bruscos interrogantes sobre el deseo, la feminidad, los celos, el sexo y el amor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe stunning first novel by Carla Nyman, "a promising talent" in Spanish-language literature (El Cultural). A mother and daughter commit a murder and are ready to confess. An outrageous Almod var-type thriller set on the Almer a coast. "Hugely perturbing and fun. A novel where death and desire bask in the sun." - M nica Ojeda "With utmost certainty, one of the most original debuts on the Spanish literary scene." - Sara Barquinero A young woman murders her boyfriend, with her mother's help. The summer heat beats down on Almer a, on the southeastern coast of Spain, as the women push the corpse around town in a wheelchair. Strolling in the sun and drinking cocktails in beachside bars with the body for company, the women repeatedly phone a local judge to ask him to handle the case. They'll make it easy for him: They are guilty and willing to give a detailed account of why and how they committed the murder. But the judge doesn't answer, and their messages go straight to voicemail. This debut novel by award-winning playwright and poet Carla Nyman is a fever dream in the style of Almod var, a dark comedy that raises uncomfortable questions about desire, femininity, jealousy, sex and love.
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