Un Amor

Paperback Published on: 04/06/2024
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Un Amor
Claustrophobic
An oppressive and claustrophobic novel, with a real sense of being trapped in a small isolated community. With an unreliable narrator and a cast of unconve... READ MORE
Olivia at Telford
Un Amor
Eerie and thrilling
The first half of this book especially is everything I look for in a small-town story. Capturing the feeling of being a perpetual outsider in stark, lovely... READ MORE
Benny at Barnet
Un Amor
Unusual and Absorbing
Shot through with a creeping unease, and written in unusual and absorbing prose, this novel explores how little we know ourselves in a story of desire set ... READ MORE
Jesse Voth
Un Amor
Gently Devastating
Mesa really takes us inside the head of a paranoid complex mind, as the summer hopes of a new life in a new town fade with the seasons, to the harsh realit... READ MORE
Marina

Synopsis

A claustrophobic story of desire and small town unease in the vein of Dogville or Coetzee’s Disgrace.

On the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in the rural village of La Escapa. She rents a small house from a negligent landlord, adopts a dog and begins to work on her first literary translation. But nothing in La Escapa is easy: her dog is ill-tempered and skittish, and mutual misunderstandings with her neighbours simmer below the surface. When conflict arises over repairs to her house, Nat receives an unusual offer – one that tests her sense of self and reveals her most unexpected desires. As Nat tries to understand her decision, the community of La Escapa comes together in search of a scapegoat.

Now a feature film, directed by Isabel Coixet. Selected as the ‘Best Book of 2020’ by El País, La Vanguardia, El Cultural and El Correo. Shortlisted by El Mundo, Forbes, Elle, W Magazine and La Nueva España.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Peirene Press Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781908670977
  • Number of pages: 184
  • Dimensions: 198 x 125 mm
  • Languages: English

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