For Gaspar, the son, this maniacal cult is his destiny. United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality. "One of Latin America's most exciting authors."-Silvia Moreno-Garcia A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved. "A magnificent accomplishment."-Alan Moore ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: BuzzFeed, Electric Lit, Book Riot, BookPage, The Rumpus, Publishers Weekly "Monumental."- The New York Times In her latest book, Alguien camina sobre tu tumba, Mariana Enríquez offers a chronicle of her visits to cemeteries around the world, in which she weaves a narrative where death rites dance with culture and stories clouded by the darkness that rules in their imaginary."A masterpiece of literary horror."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) A woman's mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family in the first novel to be translated into English by the International Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Dangers of Smoking in Bed-"the most exciting discovery I've made in fiction for some time" (Kazuo Ishiguro).
Despite its presence in every corner of the world, the taboo of death and everything surrounding it continues to obstruct the possibility of talking about the role it plays in society. Death has often been relegated to silence but, after a year of the pandemic, it has inevitably become visible. In this session, on the occasion of the publication of her latest book, Alguien camina sobre tu tumba ( Someone’s Walking on Your Grave, Anagrama), the writer Mariana Enríquez will speak with writer Olga Merino about the role played by death in our imaginary and the possibility of transforming it.įor many people, this last year has been marked by the pain of losing a loved one and the difficulty of sharing this blow in a time of social distancing.
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