The Two Trick Pony
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Translated by Megan McDowell
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Alone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego – the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their mother struggled to make a living in Spain. Diego, who loved Vampire Weekend and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Diego, who hated Madrid as much as she did.
Now, with his ashes in hand, she must return to Mexico. Haunted by memories, she retraces their young lives leading up to the tragedy: the loneliness of emigration, their first separation, her activism against labour abuses, a turbulent relationship with an entitled lover, and a final, heavy-hearted confrontation with her brother.
Shot through with flashes of dark humour, Eating Ashes confronts both the intimate and the systemic struggles faced by migrants trying to build a life worth living.
Genre: Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Books in Translation
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