by Jorge Ibargüengoitia · RBA Libros · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498675252
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«Las muertas» is the novel by Jorge Ibargüengoitia, published by RBA Libros in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
The novel reconstructs the real case of Las Poquianchis, owners of three brothels in 1960s Mexico. Simón Corona, after reuniting with his lover Serafina Baladro, confesses to having helped move a corpse. Through testimonies, Ibargüengoitia portrays with irony a provincial, hypocritical and corrupt society where everything has a price.
Originally published in 1977; this RBA Libros edition dates from 2009 and belongs to the «Otros Ficción» collection (number 331).
For readers of crime fiction and Latin American literature interested in the recreation of real crimes with irony and social criticism.
Jorge Ibargüengoitia Antillón was a Mexican novelist and playwright who achieved great popular and critical success with his satires, three of which have appeared in English: The Dead Girls, Two Crimes, and The Lightning of August. His plays include Susana y los Jóvenes and Ante varias esfinges, both dating from the 1950s. His work also includes short stories and chronicles. He is considered one of the most influential writers in Latin American literature.
