Humiliation : stories
(Book)
Author
Contributors
McDowell, Megan translator.
Published
New York : Catapult, 2019.
Status
Columbia Pike - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Catapult, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
The nine mesmerizing stories in Humiliation, translated from the Spanish by Man Booker International Prize finalist Megan McDowell, present us with a Chile we seldom see in fiction: port cities marked by poverty and brimming with plans of rebellion; apartment buildings populated with dominant mothers and voyeuristic neighbors; library steps that lead students to literature, but also into encounters with other arts--those of seduction, self-delusion, sabotage. In these pages, a father walks through the scorching heat of Santiago's streets with his two daughters in tow. Jobless and ashamed, he takes them into a stranger's house, a place that will become the site of the greatest humiliation of his life. In an impoverished fishing town, four teenage boys try to allay their boredom during an endless summer by translating lyrics from the Smiths into Spanish using a stolen dictionary. Their dreams of fame and glory twist into a plan to steal musical instruments from a church, an obsession that prevents one of them from anticipating a devastating ending. Meanwhile a young woman goes home with a charismatic man after finding his daughter wandering lost in a public place. She soon discovers, like so many characters in this book, that fortuitous encounters can be deceptions in disguise. Themes of pride, shame, and disgrace--small and large, personal and public--tie the stories in this collection together. Humiliation becomes revelation as we watch Paulina Flores's characters move from an age of innocence into a world of conflicting sensations."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Flores, P., & McDowell, M. (2019). Humiliation: stories . Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flores, Paulina, 1988- and Megan McDowell. 2019. Humiliation: Stories. Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flores, Paulina, 1988- and Megan McDowell. Humiliation: Stories Catapult, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Flores, Paulina, and Megan McDowell. Humiliation: Stories Catapult, 2019.
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