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El viento que arrasa

El viento que arrasa

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
160
Published
2015
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

A traveling preacher and his teenage daughter find themselves stranded in a remote, desolate workshop after their car breaks down. The mechanic, a man with a troubled past, offers them shelter, leading to an uneasy coexistence. As they await repairs, the isolated setting and the characters' hidden histories create a tense atmosphere, forcing them to confront their beliefs and their relationships.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicAtmosphericThought-Provoking
Fish Out of Water

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

About the author

S
Selva Almada

Selva Almada (Entre Ríos, Argentina, 1973) is considered one of the most powerful voices of contemporary Argentinian and Latin American literature and one of the most influential feminist intellectuals of the region. Including her début The Wind that Lays Waste, she has published three novels, a book of short stories, a book of journalistic fiction (Dead Girls) and a kind of film diary (written in the set of Lucrecia Martel’s most recent film Zama, based on Antonio di Benedetto’s novel)