Name: Mongrels
Price: 253.00 ZAR
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Author: Stephen Graham Jones
ISBN: 9780008182458

Type

Physical Book

Author

Stephen Graham Jones

Publisher

Harpervoyager

Year

2017

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.1 x 2.4 x 13.3 cm

ISBN13

9780008182458

Mongrels

Stephen Graham Jones (Author) · Harpervoyager · Paperback

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Synopsis "Mongrels"

A spellbinding and surreal coming-of-age story about a young boy living on the fringe with his family – who are secretly werewolves – and struggling to survive in a contemporary America that shuns them.

He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who stubbornly make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixed blood, neither this nor that. The boy at the centre of Mongrels must decide if he belongs on the road with his aunt and uncle, or if he fits with the people on the other side of the tracks.

For ten years, he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and narrow escapes – always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law. But the time is drawing near when Darren and Libby will finally know if their nephew is like them or not. And the close calls they’ve been running from for so long are catching up fast now. Everything is about to change.

A compelling and fascinating journey, Mongrels alternates between past and present to create an unforgettable portrait of a boy trying to understand his family and his place in a complex and unforgiving world.

Stephen Graham Jones

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Stephen Graham Jones, nacido el 22 de enero de 1972 en Midland, Texas, es un autor Blackfeet Native American que ha dejado una huella prominente en la ficción contemporánea, especialmente en los géneros de terror, experimental y ciencia ficción. Su trayectoria literaria comenzó con su novela debut, The Fast Red Road, en el año 2000, publicada como parte de su tesis doctoral. Desde entonces, ha demostrado una productividad notable, alcanzando más de treinta novelas, además de colecciones de relatos, cómics y novelas cortas.

Su obra destaca por un estilo inquietante que combina elementos tradicionales del horror —como slashers y mitologías indígenas— con reflexiones profundas sobre identidad, cultura y transformación. Títulos como The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (primero de la trilogía The Indian Lake) y Don’t Fear the Reaper lo consolidaron como una voz poderosa en el género. También explora temáticas como la venganza, la justicia y la herencia cultural desde una perspectiva indígena.

Además de escritor, Jones es profesor universitario: ocupa la cátedra Ineva Reilly Baldwin Endowed Chair of English en la Universidad de Colorado Boulder, donde fusiona su pasión por la literatura con la docencia.

Reside en Boulder, Colorado, junto con su esposa y sus hijos, y mantiene una conexión activa con su comunidad y tradiciones como miembro de la Nación Blackfeet.

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