Overview
«La novela es densa y elíptica, un paisaje onírico con una poderosa resaca […]. [Una] desgarradora y laberíntica obra maestra.» -Katie Kitamura, The New York Times
«Cuídate de mí, amor mío / cuídate de la silenciosa del desierto». Este verso de Alejandra Pizarnik aparece escrito con esmalte de uñas en la pared de un callejón, junto al cadáver mutilado de un hombre. La primera en descubrirlo es la profesora Cristina Rivera Garza. Tras avisar a la policía, es interrogada por una detective en homicidios que le pide examinar la fotografía de la escena del crimen. Al reconocer de inmediato el verso, la profesora se convierte en informante clave del caso. Pronto aparecen nuevas víctimas junto a otros poemas, lo que apunta a un asesino en serie. La detective comienza una lista de sospechosos, mientras que la profesora recibe la primera nota siniestra de alguien que las está acechando.
Publicada por primera vez en 2007, La muerte me da es una novela visionaria y emocionante. Escrita por la ganadora del premio Pulitzer y una de las voces literarias más relevantes en el mundo hispano, Cristina Rivera Garza, esta historia pone en jaque los tópicos tradicionales de la novela policiaca y nos devuelve, como un espejo, preguntas inquietantes sobre el deseo y la muerte.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
“The novel is dense and elliptical, a dreamscape with a powerful undertow.” -Katie Kitamura, The New York Times
“Beware of me, my love / beware of the silent one in the desert.” This verse by poet Alejandra Pizarnik is found, written in nail polish, on an alley wall next to the body of a mutilated man. The corpse is found by Professor Cristina Rivera Garza, who calls the police. When the detective in charge asks her to examine a photo of the crime scene, her immediate identification of the verse turns her into a key informant in the case. Other bodies soon appear, accompanied by more verses that point to a serial killer. As the detective draws up a list of suspects, the professor receives a sinister note from an apparent stalker.
First published in 2007, Death Takes Me is thrilling and visionary novel. The winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a compelling voice in Latin American literature, Cristina Rivera Garza employs many of the tropes of the classic detective story and turns them on their head, raising unsettling questions about death and desire.
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