by David Vann · Random House · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439724223
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«Caribou Island» is the novel by David Vann, published by Random House in hardback (288 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the wilds of Alaska, the novel follows Irene and Gary, a drifting couple who decide to build a cabin on a remote island to fulfil his old dream. Irene, plagued by migraines and a tragic family past, fears Gary's plan is the first step towards abandoning her. The arrival of harsh winter intensifies the tension between them, while their daughter Rhoda tries to help them without managing to escape her own personal crisis.
The work is part of the Literatura Random House catalogue and was published in 2011. The Spanish translation is by Luis Murillo Fort.
Recommended for readers of contemporary literary fiction seeking intimate stories about human relationships and the struggle to survive in a hostile environment.
David Vann is an American novelist and short story writer, and was formerly a professor of creative writing at the University of Warwick in England. Vann received a Guggenheim Fellowship and has been a National Endowment for the Arts fellow, a Wallace Stegner fellow, and a John L'Heureux fellow. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers. His books have been published in 23 languages and have won 14 prizes and been on 83 'best books of the year' lists. They have been selected for The New Yorker Book Club, the Times Book Club, the Samlerens Bogklub in Denmark and have been optioned for film by Inkfactory and Haut et Court. He has appeared in documentaries with the BBC, CNN, PBS, National Geographic, and E!.
