Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her tied up in an outhouse, a problem to be disposed of later.But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved...

READER REVIEWS

'As thought provoking as it is bone chilling'
'Intoxicatingly terrifying'
'Relentlessly twisted... Has stuck with me more than a year later'
'Sickening in every way... Unforgettable'

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-11-05
Mått:129 x 198 x 20 mm
Vikt:200 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Pushkin Press
ISBN:9781782276203
Originaltitel:Cadaver Exquisito
Översättare:Sarah Moses

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Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentinian novelist and short-story writer. She is a central figure in the Buenos Aires literary scene, working as a cultural organiser and workshop curator. She has received several awards for her writing, most notably the Premio Clarín Novela for Tender is the Flesh, which has been translated into over 20 languages. Her short stories, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird, and her third novel, The Unworthy, are also available from Pushkin Press.Sarah Moses is a Canadian writer and translator of French and Spanish. Her translations include Tender is the Flesh, Urgent Matters by Paula Rodríguez and Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, among other awards.