nineteen claws and a black bird stories agustina bazterrica

This provocative novel expertly wields a double-edged cleaver.' ' thrilling dystopia that everyone should read for Bazterrica's stunning, electrifying language and story-telling-that is, if you can stomach it.' Just make sure you've eaten before picking it up.' 'This is a hideous, bold and unforgettable vision of the future. 'Grimly engrossing with a sucker-punch ending.' Lucie McKnight Hardy, author of Water Shall Refuse Them “A brutal tale of what humans are capable of inflicting on themselves when social norms collapse. Sue Rainsford, author of Follow Me to Ground “Provocative, muscular, and entirely unforgiving, this terrifying novel is a timely reminder that words have the power to strip us of our humanity. Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies My heart was breaking even as my skin was crawling.” 'What a compelling, terrible beauty this novel is. Without a doubt, my favorite read of this year.” 'This book will pull you in, take hold, and not let go until you reach the final page-perhaps far longer than that. Samanta Schweblin, author of Seven Empty Houses When you least expect it, her narrative hits her target, and leaves you trembling.” 'Bazterrica’s writing is ferocious she has vision and intent. “This translated prizewinner by Argentinian novelist Bazterrica exquisitely dishes up an intricate tale of a systematized dystopian society… a sagacious and calculated exploration of the limits of moral ambiguity it sears and devastates.” and a book that will stick with you for a long time.' 'Propulsive and deranged, Tender Is the Flesh is a weird and quick read that strays far enough from our current reality to be utterly engrossing. An unrelentingly dark and disquieting look at the way societies conform to committing atrocities.” “It is a testament to Bazterrica’s skill that such a bleak book can also be a page-turner. 'A ruthlessly clever, Orwellian satire of our dog-eat-dog, er, man-eat-man modern world.' “Taut and thought-provoking.a chilling and alarmingly prophetic book.this is an urgent cautionary tale.timely, crucial.” 'The novel is horrific, yes, but fascinatingly provocative (and Orwellian) in the way it exposes the lengths society will go to deform language and avoid moral truths.' “From the first words of the Argentine novelist Agustina Bazterrica’s second novel, Tender Is the Flesh, the reader is already the livestock in the line, reeling, primordially aware that this book is a butcher’s block, and nothing that happens next is going to be pretty.” WINNER OF ARGENTINA’S CLARÍN NOVELA PRIZE 2017

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Nineteen claws and a black bird stories agustina bazterrica