by Pedro Mairal · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788423368600
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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, confronting him with the truth he has tried to avoid. This novel, narrated with an intimate voice, explores the fissures of a relationship in crisis, inviting reflection on broken promises and unmet expectations. A fundamental work of contemporary literature that establishes Pedro Mairal as one of the great voices of contemporary 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.
