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The Wind That Lays Waste

The Wind That Lays Waste

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
114
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Reverend Pearson, an evangelical preacher, travels through rural Argentina with his daughter, Leni, to fix a broken-down car. When a young mechanic, Tapioca, offers his help, the three find themselves stranded together. As they await the car's repair, their differing beliefs and life experiences create unexpected tensions and connections.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicThought-ProvokingAtmospheric
Road Trip

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

Authors

A
Almarie Guerra

Almarie Guerra is the author of the science fiction novel The Water Knife. She writes stories that explore challenging futures.

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)