Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

Written in hypnotic prose that gives grace to the grotesque, Things We Lost in the Fire is a powerful exploration of what happens when our darkest desires are left to roam unchecked, and signals the arrival of an astonishing and necessary voice in contemporary fiction. After a stint in the army, Antonio Mamerto Gil Núñez (the saint’s full name) became a Robin Hood figure, beloved by the poor of the country. In these stories, reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and Julio Cortázar, three young friends distract themselves with drugs and pain in the midst a government-enforced blackout a girl with nothing to lose steps into an abandoned house and never comes back out to protest a viral form of domestic violence, a group of women set themselves on fire.īut alongside the black magic and disturbing disappearances, these stories are fueled by compassion for the frightened and the lost, ultimately bringing these characters-mothers and daughters, husbands and wives-into a surprisingly familiar reality. Mariana Enríquez opens her debut collection, Things We Lost in the Fire, by recounting the story of Gauchito Gil, a popular saint in Argentina. Things We Lost in the Fire - by Mariana Enriquez 15.59When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x.

Mariana Enríquez is an essential voice in contemporary fiction, and The Things We Lost in the Fire will be a sensation.

Her fiction is that pulse-racingly superb, that electric and original. In these wildly imaginative, devilishly daring tales of the macabre, internationally bestselling author Mariana Enriquez brings contemporary Argentina to vibrant life as a place where shocking inequality, violence, and corruption are the law of the land, while military dictatorship and legions of desaparecidos loom large in the collective memory. 'When I read Mariana Enríquezs stories, I forget where I am.

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez