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Nuestra parte de noche

Nuestra parte de noche

A Novel
By,&
FantasyGothic
Pages
588
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1980s Argentina, a father and son journey north amidst military rule, a road trip that becomes a desperate flight from a dark destiny. The son, Gaspar, is heir to a secret society's terrifying legacy, one that involves horrific rituals and communion with an ancient darkness. He must confront this inherited power and the dangerous secrets surrounding his mother's death, all while navigating a country on edge.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousAtmosphericEmotionalThought-Provoking
Chosen OneQuestSurvivalComing of AgeRoad TripMultiple POVsFamily Saga

Genres

Fantasy Gothic Historical Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Magical Realism Thriller

About the author

M
Mariana Enríquez

Mariana Enríquez was born in 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and holds a degree in Communication Studies from the National University of La Plata. A journalist and columnist for the newspaper Página/12, she is a leading voice of the "new Argentine narrative" and is known internationally for horror-inflected fiction that draws on Argentina's dictatorship-era trauma. Her novel Nuestra parte de noche (Our Share of Night) won the Herralde Novel Prize in 2019, and her work — including the story coll...

Characters

Juan PetersonProtagonist

The Order's most powerful medium and interpreter of the Darkness; Gaspar's father.

Gaspar PetersonProtagonist

Juan's son, who inherits his father's psychic gifts and becomes the Order's target as a potential new medium.

Mercedes BradfordAntagonist

Ruthless leader of the Order and Rosario's mother.

Florence MathersAntagonist

A leader of the Order's English branch, willing to do anything to contact the Darkness.

Rosario BradfordSupporting

Juan's wife and Gaspar's mother, a member of the Bradford family and the Order; her death opens the novel.

All characters in Nuestra parte de noche

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