Shantytown
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Andrews, Chris, 1962- Translator
Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2013.
Status
Westover - Adult Fiction
F AIRA
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F AIRA
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
162 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A New Directions Paperbook Original."
Description
At last, a noir novel from the Argentine master of suspense and surprises Maxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Aires's shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone - including two innocent teenage girls - to break a drug ring that he believes is operating within the slum. A strange new drug, a brightly lit carousel of a slum, the kindness of strangers, gunplay... no matter how serious the subject matter, and despite Aira's "fascination with urban violence and the sinister underside of Latin American politics" (The Millions), Shantytown, like all of Aira's mesmerizing work, is filled with wonder and mad invention. Show more Show less
Language
"Originally published in Spanish as La Villa by Emecã Editores S.A., Argentina in 2001; published in conjunction with the literary Agency Michael Gaeb/Berlin."
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Aira, C., & Andrews, C. (2013). Shantytown . New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Aira, César, 1949- and Chris Andrews. 2013. Shantytown. New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Aira, César, 1949- and Chris Andrews. Shantytown New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Aira, César, and Chris Andrews. Shantytown New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2013.
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