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Winner of the Premio Valle Inclán (Spanish Translation) 2019 - Awarded by The Society of Authors
Winner of the prestigious Mexican Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize 2018
'A scorching examination of how being utterly dependent on someone - even someone you love - can make you a monster' -- Literary Hub, Translated Books by Women You Need to Read
Lucina, a young Chilean writer, has moved to New York to pursue an academic career. While at a party one night, something that her doctors had long warned might happen finally occurs: her eyes haemorrhage. Within minutes, blood floods her vision, reducing her sight to sketched outlines and tones of grey, rendering her all but blind. As she begins to adjust to a very different life, those who love her begin to adjust to a very different woman - one who is angry, raw, funny, sinister, sexual and dizzyingly alive.
Megan McDowell
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Megan McDowell is a translator from the United States of America, and has collaborated with authors including Alejandro Zambra, Mariana Enriquez, and Samanta Schweblin. Her translations have won the National Book Award for Translated Fiction, and have been nominated for the International Booker Prize and the Kirkus Prize. She was the recipient of the 2020 Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She currently resides in Chile.
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