by Jorge Volpi · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420456287
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«Partes de guerra» is the crime investigation novel by Jorge Volpi, published by Alfaguara in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
In Frontera Corozal, the discovery of a teenager's corpse obsesses neuroscientist Luis Roth, who investigates what turns some children into criminals. After an accident, his student Lucía Spinosi inherits that investigation and brings to light her teacher's double life; her link with Saraí, the young culprit, confronts her with her own past.
It belongs to the Hispánica collection and was published on 12 May 2022. Jorge Volpi won the Alfaguara Novel Prize in 2018 for «Una novela criminal».
It is aimed at readers of crime fiction, psychological thrillers and contemporary Latin American narrative.
Jorge Volpi is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as In Search of Klingsor . Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science, and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as Biblioteca Breva Award and the Debate-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of Canal 22 in the State of Mexico and is currently the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino.
