by Pedro Mairal · Ediciones Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423366460
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Lucas Pereyra travels from Buenos Aires to Montevideo in search of money he cannot receive in his country, trying to escape a marriage in crisis. On the other side of the river, a woman awaits him, but things don't happen as he expected, turning the getaway into a confrontation with the truth. This novel, narrated with an intimate voice, explores the fissures of a relationship in crisis, inviting reflection on unfulfilled promises and the differences between what we are and what we aspired to be. Considered a fundamental work of contemporary literature, it has consolidated Pedro Mairal as one of the great voices of current narrative.
Pedro Mairal is an Argentine novelist, poet and musician. He has published more than a dozen books, among them the novel La Uruguaya which won the Tigre Juan Award in 2017. His work has been translated into French, German, Arabic, English and Dutch. In 2007, he was named as one of the Bogota39, a selection of the best young writers in Latin America. He also is part of the Generation of 90, with other argentine writers such as Fabián Casas, Santiago Vega, Samanta Schweblin and Selva Almada.
