Name: The Houseguest: And Other Stories
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Author: Amparo Dávila
ISBN: 9780811228213

portada The Houseguest: And Other Stories

Type

Physical Book

Author

Amparo Dávila

Translated by

Matthew Gleeson

Audrey Harris

Publisher

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8 x 13.0 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN13

9780811228213

Synopsis "The Houseguest: And Other Stories "

Like those of Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, or Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila's stories are terrifying, mesmerizing, and expertly crafted--you'll finish each one gasping for air. With acute psychological insight, Dávila follows her characters to the limits of desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. She is a writer obsessed with obsession, who makes nightmares come to life through the everyday: loneliness sinks in easily like a razor-sharp knife, some sort of evil lurks in every shadow, delusion takes the form of strange and very real creatures. After reading The Houseguest--Dávila's debut collection in English--you'll wonder how this secret was kept for so long.

Amparo Dávila

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Born in Pinos Altos, Zacatecas, on February 21, 1928. Died in Mexico City on April 18, 2020. Narrator and poet. Studied in San Luis Potosí. She was secretary to Alfonso Reyes from 1956 to 1958. Scholar of the CME, 1966. Xavier Villaurrutia Award 1977 for Petrified Trees. Bellas Artes Medal 2015, for her outstanding contributions to the art and culture of Mexico. Jorge Ibargüengoitia Literature Award 2020, awarded by the University of Guanajuato. Her short story work is considered among the most unique in Mexico during the 20th century, and has been included in various iconic anthologies of the genre, such as The Mexican Short Story of the 20th Century (1964) by Emmanuel Carballo, and Other fires (1986) by Alberto Manguel, among others. Launched for the first time in 1974, the Bellas Artes Short Story Award of San Luis Potosí, in 2018, changed its name to the Amparo Dávila Bellas Artes Short Story Award. In 2020, the University of Guanajuato awarded her the Jorge Ibargüengoitia Literature Award for her distinguished career within the short story genre.

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