by Selva Almada · METAILIE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9791022600804
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«Après l'orage» is Selva Almada's first novel, published by METAILIE in paperback (144 pages, in French).
A preacher and his teenage daughter wait in a remote garage in northern Argentina for their car to be fixed. The mechanic, Gringo Brauer, and his young assistant Tapioca are their hosts. In that dusty, stifling place, with the storm approaching, the four observe and confront each other in a tense wait.
Translated from (Argentine) Spanish by Laura Alcoba; the original title is «El viento que arrasa» (2012).
For readers of contemporary literary fiction, especially translated Argentine narrative.
Selva Almada is an Argentine writer of poetry, short stories, and novels. She expanded into nonfiction in 2014 with the book Chicas muertas.
