Name: Pink Slime
Price: 424.00 ZAR
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Author: Fernanda Trías
ISBN: 9781668049778

Type

Physical Book

Author

Fernanda Trías

Translated by

Heather Cleary

Publisher

Scribner

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781668049778

Synopsis "Pink Slime"

Named a MOST ANTICIPATED book of 2024 by LitHub A harrowing, intimate novel about a woman and the people who depend on her as the world around them teeters on the edge--marking an award-winning Latin American author's US debut. "An intimate, melancholic look at an ecologically ravaged future." --Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic and Silver Nitrate - "Powerful and beautifully written." --The Guardian In a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out the only food anyone can afford--a revolting pink paste, made of an unknown substance. In the short, desperate breaks between deadly windstorms, our narrator stubbornly tends to her few remaining relationships: with her difficult but vulnerable mother; with the ex-husband for whom she still harbors feelings; with the boy she nannies, whose parents sent him away even as terrible threats loomed. Yet as conditions outside deteriorate further, her commitment to remaining in place only grows--even if staying means being left behind. An evocative elegy for a safe, clean world, Pink Slime is buoyed by humor and its narrator's resiliency. This unforgettable novel explores the place where love, responsibility, and self-preservation converge, and the beauty and fragility of our most intimate relationships.

Fernanda Trías

(Author)

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Fernanda Trías. Born in Uruguay in 1976 and lives in Colombia. She is a storyteller, translator, and creative writing teacher. She published Cuaderno para un solo ojo, La azotea, La ciudad invencible, No soñarás flores, and Mugre rosa. For Mugre rosa, she received support from the Eñe/Casa de Velázquez residency (Spain, 2018), the National Literature Award (Uruguay, 2020), the Bartolomé Hidalgo Critics' Award (Uruguay, 2021), and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Award (Mexico, 2021). In 2024, Mugre rosa was nominated for the National Book Awards in the United States. Both La azotea and Mugre rosa won the British PEN Translates Award (2020 and 2022). Her novels have been translated into more than fifteen languages.

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