Mouthful of birds : stories / Samanta Schweblin ; translated by Megan McDowell.
| Author/creator | Schweblin, Samanta, 1978- author. |
| Other author | McDowell, Megan translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : Riverhead Books, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 228 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Short stories. Selections. English |
| Contents | Headlights -- Preserves -- Butterflies -- Mouthful of birds -- Santa Claus sleeps at our house -- The digger -- Irman -- The test -- Toward happy civilization -- Olingiris -- My brother Walter -- The merman -- Rage of pestilence -- Heads against concrete -- The size of things -- Underground -- Slowing down -- On the steppe -- A great effort -- The heavy suitcase of Benavides. |
| Abstract | Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications; they leave your pulse racing and the line between the real and the strange blurring. |
| Abstract | In the tradition of Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor, Schweblin's stories move on the boundary between the real and the fantastic. This selection, chosen by the author, is an indispensable piece of contemporary Argentine literature. |
| General note | "Originally published in Spanish and in somewhat different format as Pájaros en la boca by Random House Mondadori in 2010." |
| Language | Translated from the Spanish. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Translations. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Fiction Short Stories (single author.) |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Psychological fiction. |
| LCCN | 2018000127 |
| ISBN | 9780399184628 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0399184627 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| Standard identifier# | 40028849190 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PQ7798.29.C5388 A2 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |