Pedro Mairal – författare

From internationally bestselling Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day.''A searing tale of seduction and betrayal, both wryly comic and deeply serious'' Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of The FriendLucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, embarks on a day trip from Buenos Aires to Montevideo to pick up fifteen thousand dollars in cash. An advance due to him on his upcoming novel, the small fortune might mean the solution to his problems, most importantly the unbearable tension he has with his wife. While she spends her days at work and her nights out on the town-with a lover, perhaps, he doesn''t know for sure- Lucas is stuck at home all day staring at the blank page, caring for his son Maiko and fantasizing about the one thing that keeps him going: the Uruguayan woman he met at a conference several months back and who he is longing to see on his day trip to Montevideo. The surprising, moving story of this incredibly impactful day in Lucas'' life, The Woman from Uruguay is both a gripping narrative and tender, thought-provoking exploration of the nature of relationships. An international bestseller published in twelve countries, it is the masterpiece of one of Latin America''s most beloved writers.''At once a picaresque comedy and a penetrating study of a man on the verge of middle age'' Colm Toibin

'A searing tale of seduction and betrayal, both wryly comic and deeply serious' Sigrid Nunez, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend'Intimate, irreverent, fast-paced and raw' Sunday TimesLucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, embarks on a day trip from Buenos Aires to Montevideo to pick up a fifteen thousand dollar advance in cash. This small fortune might solve his problems, most importantly the unbearable tension in his marriage. While his wife spends her days at work and her nights out on the town – with a lover, perhaps – Lucas is stuck at home all day staring at the blank page, caring for his son Maiko and fantasizing about the one thing that keeps him going: the Uruguayan woman he recently met at a conference and who he longs to see on this trip.The Woman from Uruguay is the surprising and moving story of one transformative day in Lucas’ life. An international bestseller, it is the masterpiece of one of Latin America’s most beloved writers, translated by Man Booker International winner Jennifer Croft.'At once a picaresque comedy and a penetrating study of a man on the verge of middle age' Colm Toibin

An artist’s sons hunt for their mysterious inheritance: “A pleasure to read . . . One of the most significant Argentine writers working today” (David Leavitt, author of The Lost Language of Cranes).   At age nine, Juan Salvatierra became mute following a horse riding accident. At twenty, he began secretly painting a series of long rolls of canvas in which he minutely detailed six decades of life in his village on Argentina’s river frontier with Uruguay.   After the death of Salvatierra, his sons return to the village from Buenos Aires to deal with their inheritance: a shed packed with painted rolls of canvas stretching over two miles in length and depicting personal and communal history. Museum curators from Europe come calling to acquire this strange, gargantuan artwork. But an essential roll is missing. A search ensues that illuminates the links between art and life, as an intrigue of family secrets buried in the past cast their shadows on the present.   “Will surely leave some readers thinking of Henry James’s tragicomic accounts of the artist’s life.” —The New Republic   “Pedro Mairal isn’t your old college literature professor’s idea of an Argentine novelist.” —Los Angeles Times

Publicada con gran éxito en Argentina en 2016, La uruguaya ha confirmado a Mairal como uno de los más destacados narradores de la literatura argentina contemporánea. Lucas Pereyra, un escritor recién entrado en la cuarentena, viaja de Buenos Aires a Montevideo para recoger un dinero que le han mandado desde el extranjero y que no puede recibir en su país debido a las restricciones cambiarias. Casado y con un hijo, no atraviesa su mejor momento, pero la perspectiva de pasar un día en otro país en compañía de una joven amiga es suficiente para animarle un poco. Una vez en Uruguay, las cosas no terminan de salir tal como las había planeado, así que a Lucas no le quedará más remedio que afrontar la realidad. Narrada con una brillante voz en primera persona, La uruguaya es una divertida novela sobre una crisis conyugal que nos habla también de cómo, en algún punto de nuestras vidas, debemos enfrentarnos a las promesas que nos hacemos y que no cumplimos, a las diferencias entre aquello que somos y aquello que nos gustaría ser.

Als der argentinische Schriftsteller Lucas an einem frühen Dienstagmorgen die Fähre besteigt, die ihn über den Río de la Plata nach Uruguay bringen wird, glaubt er, die Lösung all seiner Probleme sei ganz nahe. Als Vater eines vierjährigen Sohnes, der "wie ein betrunkener Zwerg" seine ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit verlangt, befindet er sich in einer Schaffenskrise, angewiesen auf das Einkommen seiner Frau Catalina, von der er sich als selbst nicht immer treuer Ehemann zudem betrogen fühlt. In Montevideo will Lucas seine Honorare für zwei neue Buchverträge einlösen, die ihm endlich wieder mehr Selbstvertrauen, die Achtung Catalinas und die so bitter benötigte Zeit zum Schreiben erkaufen sollen. Doch in der pulsierenden Stadt jenseits des silbernen Flusses wartet nicht nur das Geld, sondern auch eine große Versuchung auf ihn.