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Kingdom Cons
Yuri Herrera
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Description for Kingdom Cons
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In the court of the King, everyone knows their place. But as the Artist wins hearts and egos with his ballads, uncomfortable truths emerge that shake the Kingdom to its core. Part surreal fable and part noir romance, this prize-winning novel from Yuri Herrera questions the price of keeping your integrity in a world ruled by patronage and power.
In the court of the King, everyone knows their place. But as the Artist wins hearts and egos with his ballads, uncomfortable truths emerge that shake the Kingdom to its core. Part surreal fable and part noir romance, this prize-winning novel from Yuri Herrera questions the price of keeping your integrity in a world ruled by patronage and power.
Product Details
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
High Wycombe, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908276926
SKU
V9781908276926
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Yuri Herrera
Born in Actopan, Mexico, in 1970, Yuri Herrera won the 2016 Best Translated Book Award with Signs Preceding the End of the World, and achieved great critical success with The Transmigration of Bodies upon its publication in 2016. He teaches at the University of Tulane, in New Orleans. Lisa Dillman is a US translator based in Atlanta, Georgia, where she ... Read more
Reviews for Kingdom Cons
'Herrera's metaphors grasp the freedom, and the alarming disorientation, of transition and translation.' Maya Jaggi, The Guardian
'Short, suspenseful ... outlandish and heartbreaking.' John Williams, New York Times
'Herrera packs his slim book with the sex, booze and nihilism of a better Simenon novella.' Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal
'Yuri Herrera's tiny, beautiful novels each conjure myth and metaphor from a contemporary experience ... Read more
'Short, suspenseful ... outlandish and heartbreaking.' John Williams, New York Times
'Herrera packs his slim book with the sex, booze and nihilism of a better Simenon novella.' Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal
'Yuri Herrera's tiny, beautiful novels each conjure myth and metaphor from a contemporary experience ... Read more