Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego

Posted on 05 June 2018 by Mariana Enríquez

En estos once cuentos el lector se ve obligado a olvidarse de s mismo para seguir las peripecias e investigaciones de cuerpos que desaparecen o bien reaparecen en el momento menos esperado Ya sea una trabajadora social, una polic a o un gu a tur stico, los protagonistas luchan por apadrinar a seres socialmente invisibles, indagando as en el peso de la culpa, la compasi n, la crueldad, las dificultades de la convivencia, y en un terror tan hondo como veros mil Con la cotidianidad hecha pesadilla, el lector se despierta abatido, perturbado por historias e im genes que jam s conseguir sacarse de la cabeza Las autodenominadas mujeres ardientes , que protestan contra una forma extrema de violencia dom stica que se ha vuelto viral una estudiante que se arranca las u as y las pesta as, y otra que intenta ayudarla los a os de apagones dictados por el gobierno durante los cuales se intoxican tres amigas que lo ser n hasta que la muerte las separe el famoso asesino en serie llamado Petiso Orejudo, que solo ten a nueve a os hikikomori, magia negra, los celos, el desamor, supersticiones rurales, edificios abandonados o encantados Mariana Enr quez es una de las narradoras m s valientes y sorprendentes del siglo XXI, no solo de la nueva literatura argentina a cargo de escritores nacidos durante la dictadura sino de la literatura de cualquier pa s o lengua Transforma g neros literarios en recursos narrativos, desde la novela negra hasta el realismo sucio, pasando por el terror, la cr nica y el humor, y ahonda con dolor y belleza en las ra ces, las llamas y las tinieblas de toda existencia.Cuentos 1 El chico sucio2 La hoster a 3 Los a os intoxicados 4 La casa de Adela 5 Pablito clav un clavito una evocaci n del Petiso Orejudo 6 Tela de ara a 7 Fin de curso 8 Nada de carne sobre nosotras 9 El patio del vecino 10 Bajo el agua negra 11 Verde rojo anaranjado 12 Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego Free Read [ Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego ] by [ Mariana Enríquez ] – kino-fada.fr What do you know about what really goes on around here, mamita You live here, but you re from a different world3 1 2 stars This is exactly how this whole book feels I recognise the world in it I suppose, in many ways, it s the one I live in except it also isn t It s the dark spaces and the secrets hidden just under the surface of the world we know.I can definitely feel the Shi...Things We Lost in the Fire is an awfully dark collection of short stories These macabre stories are all set in contemporary Argentina Many stories have a touch of unreality suggestions of ghosts and otherworldly beings But the point of these suggested apparitions is to emphasize the horror of some aspects of contemporary Argentinian life extreme poverty, violence, drug addiction and crime Often the central characters are middle class young men and women exposed to Argentina s dark unde Things We Lost in the Fire is an awfully dark collection of short stories These macabre stories are all set in contemporary Argentina Many stories have a touch of unreality suggestions of ghosts and otherworldly beings But the point of these suggested apparitions is to emphasize the horror of some aspects of contemporary Argentinian life extreme poverty, violence, drug addiction and crime Often the central characters are middle class young men and women exposed to Argentina s dark underbelly and the hovering question is whether what they have seen is real or an apparition Despite this common device and touch of unreality, the stories are very diverse in their characters and set...Yikes What a creepy, gruesome, macabre read This one is a series of 12 short stories The stories are told from unnamed cities in Argentina The stories really are all over the place From murder, torture, ghost stories, urban legend, haunted houses, superstitions, love and heartbreak, andSome stories are stronger than others, as is usually the case with short stori...Ghosts, supernatural events, disappearances and revenge Things We Lost in the Fire has it all Focusing on myths and legends and set in the slums of Argentina, twelve eerie short stories aim to pull the reader into darkness and disquietude Fans of horror will not be disappointed Adela s House was my favorite story Adela, a spoiled, one armed girl with a stump at her shoulder, lives in an enormous chalet Brother and sister, P...3.5 Stars Twelve macabre short stories set in Argentina It s very dark and disturbing.We all walk over bones in this city, it s just a question of making holes deep enough to reach the buried dead No Flesh Over Our Bones Tens of thousands of people were disappeared or killed from 1976 to 1983, when Argentina s military junta committed crimes against humanity within the framework of a genocide While not overtly mentioned, the horrific tales in Things We Lost in the Fire are intertwined w 3.5 Stars Twelve macabre short stories set in Argentina It s very dark and disturbing.We all walk over bones in this city, it s just a question of making holes deep enough to reach the buried dead No Flesh Over Our Bones Tens of thousands of people were disappeared or killed from 1976 to 1983, when Argentina s military junta committed crimes against humanity within the framework of a genocide While not overtly mentioned, the horrific ta...There s not a single bad story in this collection Some stories outshine others, but they are all engaging and unsettling Stories like The Neighbor s Courtyard and End of Term are insidious They worm their way into you and leave a significant impression And Adela s House was utterly bone chilling.One of the biggest standouts in this collection is Under the Black Water There is zero on screen horror All the horror is implied Fucking loved that It s not something you see done well t There s not a single bad story in this collection Some stories outshine others, but they are all engaging and unsettling Stories like The Neighbor s Courtyard and End of Term are insidious They worm their way into you and leave a significant impression And Adela s House was utterly bone chilling.One of the biggest standouts in this collection is Under the Black Water There is zero on screen horror All the horror is implied Fucking lov...Copy furnished by Net Galley for the price of a review.A macabre anthology of tales of madness, and of going mad Stinking goats with red eyes, an abandoned house with a voice that tells its own stories, a box of dead birds hidden under a bed Tales of self mutilation, incessant nightmares of being chased by amputated legs and arms, a woman s obsession with a toothless human skull Set in present day Argentina, using a backdrop of pervasive heat and insanity, these stories are for well seasoned Copy furnished by Net Galley for the price of a review.A macabre antho...Wow what a stunning collection of stories Though there are ghosts, monsters, and demons, I hesitate to attach the horror label, as these are not traditional horror stories Enriquez s tales do not gush blood, but there is a background noise of quiet dripping, a slow oozing away of precious bodily fluids Her work is subtly unnerving, delicately disturbing you are coaxed gently into each story not knowing what to expect Afterwards, you don t so much leave the tale as back away slowly, shaking Wow what a stunning collection of stories Though there are ghosts, monsters, and demons, I hesitate to attach the horror label, as these are not traditional horror stories Enriquez s tales ...Wow What a macabre, twisted way to get swept up in the life and culture of Argentina I love when I read books outside my usual genres and get blown away by them These short stories invoke living nightmares and nightmarish creatures that dwell just below the surface of normal life and enter into these stories in unexpected ways There are ghosts of the past, horrific creatures, and a sense of the clairvoyance in these pages Some of the descriptions within these stories brought to mind Stephen Wow What a macabre, twisted way to get swept up in the life and culture of Argentina I love when I read books outside my usual genres and get blown away by them These short stories invoke living nightmares and nightmarish creatures that dwell just below the surface of normal life and enter into these stories in unexpected ways There are ghosts of the past, horrific creatures, and a sense of the clairvoyance in these pages Some of the descriptions within these stories brought to mind Stephen King s writing, particularly Adela s House Certain descriptions of graffiti in repetitive patterns of letters that don t seem to spell anything and the creature with teeth filed into triangles that eats Paula s live cat in The Neighbor s Courtyard are two other particular examples that felt ...S zlerime yle ba lamak istiyorum Son d nemde okudu um en iyi edebi eleri ve korku unsurlar kapsam nda korku yk leri Mariana Enriquez gencecik ya na ra men ok dengeli kelime se imleri ile g zel c mleler rm Sevgili dostum zg n Muti Ond rto lu ile bu eser kapsam nda konu urken Latin Amerikal larda ya fark etmiyor, yazma i ini bitirmi ler dedik Yang nda Kaybettiklerimiz dil, anlat , kurgu, rperti olarak ok ba ar l bir kitap Pasakl ocuk , Adela n n Evi , Pablo Bir S zlerime yle ba lamak istiyorum Son d nemde okudu um en iyi edebi eleri ve korku unsurlar kapsam nda korku yk leri Mariana Enriquez gencecik ya na ra men ok dengeli kelime se imleri ile g zel c mleler rm Sevgili dostum zg n Muti Ond rto lu ile bu eser kapsam nda konu urken Latin Amerikal larda ya fark etmiyor, yazma i ini bitirmi ler dedik Yang nda Kaybettiklerimiz dil, anlat , kurgu, rperti olarak ok ba ar l bir kitap Pasakl ocuk , Adela n n Evi , Pablo Bir ivi akt Kep ekulak Ufakl k n Y digar , Kom unun Avlusu ve Yang nda Kaybettiklerimiz i acayip be endim Net olarak unu s yleyebilirim harika bir yazar ve ok iyi yk ler okumak istiyorsan z ka rmay n imdi bu kitap ile bizi bulu turan evirmen Seda Ersavc ve Domingo Yay nlar na de inme vakti Harika evirilmi st n evirilerine bir yenisini eklemi Yazar eksiksiz yans tan, yk lerin ritmini, ak n nefis ekilde aktaran bir eviri olmu Baz evirmenlerde oldu u gibi Seda Ersavc ismini g r nce o kitaba ilgim ve alma d rt m art yor Domingo Yay nlar ise gittik e y ks...

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05 June 2018

Mariana Enríquez