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The dangers of smoking in bed: stories
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"Mariana Enriquez has been critically lauded for her unconventional and sociopolitical stories of the macabre: populated by unruly teenagers, crooked witches, homeless ghosts, and hungry women, they walk the uneasy line between urban realism and horror. The stories in her next collection are as terrifying as they are socially conscious, and press into being the unspoken -- fetish, illness, the female body, the darkness of human history -- with unsettling urgency. A woman is sexually obsessed with the human heart; a lost, rotting baby crawls out of a backyard and into a bedroom; a pair of teenage girls can't let go of their idol; an entire neighborhood is cursed to death by a question of morality they fail to answer correctly. Written against the backdrop of contemporary Argentina, and with resounding tenderness towards those in pain, in fear, and in limbo, this new collection from one of Argentina's most exciting writers finds Enriquez at her most sophisticated, and most chilling"--

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English
ISBN:
9780593134078, 0593134079

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Originally published in Spain as Los peligros de fumar en la cama by Editorial Anagrama in Barcelona, Spain, 2017.
Description
"Mariana Enriquez has been critically lauded for her unconventional and sociopolitical stories of the macabre: populated by unruly teenagers, crooked witches, homeless ghosts, and hungry women, they walk the uneasy line between urban realism and horror. The stories in her next collection are as terrifying as they are socially conscious, and press into being the unspoken -- fetish, illness, the female body, the darkness of human history -- with unsettling urgency. A woman is sexually obsessed with the human heart; a lost, rotting baby crawls out of a backyard and into a bedroom; a pair of teenage girls can't let go of their idol; an entire neighborhood is cursed to death by a question of morality they fail to answer correctly. Written against the backdrop of contemporary Argentina, and with resounding tenderness towards those in pain, in fear, and in limbo, this new collection from one of Argentina's most exciting writers finds Enriquez at her most sophisticated, and most chilling"--,Provided by publisher.
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In English. Translated from the Spanish.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Enriquez, M., McDowell, M., & Enriquez, M. (2021). The dangers of smoking in bed: stories. First edition. London ; New York, Hogarth.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Enriquez, Mariana, Megan, McDowell and Mariana. Enriquez. 2021. The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories. London ; New York, Hogarth.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Enriquez, Mariana, Megan, McDowell and Mariana. Enriquez, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories. London ; New York, Hogarth, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Enriquez, Mariana,, et al. The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories. First edition. London ; New York, Hogarth, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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