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Pink Slime
Translated from Spanish by Heather Cleary.
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- Paperback published on 10/08/2023
- Page count: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9781914484308
Synopsis
Winner of the Uruguayan National Literature Prize for Fiction, the Bartolomé-Hidalgo Fiction Prize, and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Literature Prize. A port city is in the grips of an ecological crisis. The river has filled with toxic algae, and a deadly 'red wind' blows through its streets; much of the coast has been evacuated as the wealthy migrate inland to safety, leaving the rest to shelter in abandoned houses as blackouts and food shortages abound. The unnamed narrator is one of those who has stayed. She spends her days trying to disentangle herself from the two relationships that had once meant everything to her, and looking after the young boy who's been placed in her care. As the world in which they move becomes smaller, she reflects on the collapse of the other emotional ties in her life and the emergence of a radical yet tender solitude. With striking prose and vivid characters, the multi-award-winning Pink Slime offers profound reflections on motherhood, marriage, and caregiving, set against the backdrop of a crumbling city.
About the author
Fernanda Trías (Uruguay, 1976) is the author of novels La Azotea (The Rooftop, Charco Press 2020), La ciudad invencible (The Invincible City), and the multi-award winning Mugre rosa (Pink Slime, Scribe 2023), as well as the short story collection No soñarás flores (Thou Shall Not Dream Flowers). She lives, writes, and teaches in Bogotá, Colombia.
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