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PublisherCharco Press

ISBN-101999859308

ISBN-139781999859305

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Book TitleFish Soup

Number of Pages212 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicHumorous / Black Humor, Short Stories (Single Author), General, Literary

GenrePoetry, Fiction

AuthorMargarita García Robayo

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-411549

ReviewsCasa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters. --The Times Literary Supplement [Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad. --Publishers Weekly, starred review A remarkable genre-bending effort. --The Guardian The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered. --The Times Literary Supplement An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives. --Kirkus García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature. --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending. --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement. --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom. --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year. --Asymptote García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch. --LA Review of Books One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature. --ABC Cultural Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity. --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant. --The Guardian Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars) --The Arts Desk Cunningly well achieved. --Irish Times Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending. --Gutter Magazine Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour. --iNews One of Colombia's greatest living writers. --The Monthly Booking Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth. --Lonesome Reader Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down. --Lunate Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. --Morning Star Acute, provocative, concise and raw. --Translating Women An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity. --Book Riot Frightening, alluring, and inescapable. --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas , author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión , author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro , author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez , author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación ********** Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant."** --The Guardian**"Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)"** --The Arts Desk**"Cunningly well achieved."** --Irish Times**"Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending."** --Gutter Magazine**"Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour."** --iNews**"One of Colombia's greatest living writers."** --The Monthly Booking**"Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth."** --Lonesome ReaderBest Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español)"Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate**"Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. "** --Morning Star**"Acute, provocative, concise and raw."** --Translating Women**"An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity."** --Book Riot**"Frightening, alluring, and inescapable."** --Books and Bao**, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner)Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Society of Authors Valle Inclán Prize 2019 --Shortlist Casa de las Américas Prize --Winner (Worse Things) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch" --LA Review of Books "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Sarah Booker, Asymptote "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus Reviews "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year 2018 "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom." --Mariana Enríquez, author of Things We Lost in the Fire "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature." --Juan Cárdenas "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement." --Juan Villoro "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending." --Jorge Carrión "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación (Argentina) "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --Inés Martín Rodrigo, ABC (Spain), Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas , author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión , author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro , author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez , author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación ********** Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación ********** Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner)/nSociety of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist)/n "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "If you're a fan of Ottessa Moshfegh or Melissa Broder, then this is for you." --The Guardian "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao, Awards Society of Authors Valle Inclán Prize 2019 --Shortlist Casa de las Américas Prize --Winner (Worse Things) Reviews/Endorsements "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch" --LA Review of Books "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Sarah Booker, Asymptote "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus Reviews "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year 2018 "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom." --Mariana Enríquez, author of Things We Lost in the Fire "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature." --Juan Cárdenas "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement." --Juan Villoro "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending." --Jorge Carrión "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación (Argentina) "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --Inés Martín Rodrigo, ABC (Spain), Casa de las Américas Prize (Winner) Society of Authors Valle-Inclán Prize (Shortlist) "García Robayo's prose bristles with restrained energy and a wry humour which captures the disaffection of her characters." --The Times Literary Supplement "[Fish Soup] is a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A remarkable genre-bending effort." --The Guardian "The tackiness of the Caribbean coast and its discontents are marvellously rendered." --The Times Literary Supplement "An evocative collection that conveys the potency of desire in even the most ordinary lives." --Kirkus "García Robayo is building one of the most solid and interesting oeuvres in Latin American literature."" --Juan Cárdenas, author of ORNAMENTAL "Her stories combine the atmosphere of Desperate Housewives, Hemingway's iceberg theory and a memorable, bittersweet ending."" --Jorge Carrión, author of BOOKSHOPS "Margarita shows sharp insight into contemporary life. Her voice speaks with surreptitious irony and sophisticated psychological perception. She is the creator of an exceptional poetics of displacement."" --Juan Villoro, author of THE WITNESS "There are very few writers who can challenge expectations the way Margarita García Robayo does. Margarita is simply one of the best of the new generation that respects, yet no longer identifies with, the Latin American Boom."" --Mariana Enríquez, author of THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE "This is a text written from within the belly of the beast. (...) One of the most essential books of the year." --Asymptote "García Robayo's prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch." --LA Review of Books "One of the most potent figures of contemporary Latin American literature." --ABC Cultural "Full of everyday details that reveal the most vulnerable aspects of feminine subjectivity." --La Nación Praise for Margarita García Robayo Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana Prize (Finalist) "García Robayo writes with caustic insight, brittle humour and a fair whack of cynicism (...) Holiday Heart is brilliant." --The Guardian "Understated, lyrical, and delivers its insights by means of acute observation. (5 stars)" --The Arts Desk "Cunningly well achieved." --Irish Times "Holiday Heart is a poignant and searing story of love ending." --Gutter Magazine "Coombe's translation brilliantly captures the bite in García Robayo's humour." --iNews "One of Colombia's greatest living writers." --The Monthly Booking "Brilliantly dramatises the disjunction between an idealized picture of life like sitting on a sunny beach and the reality of that life like getting sand caught in your teeth." --Lonesome Reader Best Fiction Books of 2017 --New York Times (Español) "Darkly funny throughout, this examination of two lives will stay with you long after you read the final words and lay the book down." --Lunate "Every sentence in the book seems to be written with a scalpel infused with acid. " --Morning Star "Acute, provocative, concise and raw." --Translating Women "An incredibly insightful portrayal of a disintegrating marriage...provides a sharp-eyed view of estrangement and personal identity." --Book Riot "Frightening, alluring, and inescapable." --Books and Bao

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Synopsis"...a gorgeous, blackly humorous look into the lives of Colombians struggling to find their place in society, both at home and abroad." --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewIn two novellas and seven short stories, Fish Soup blends cynicism and beauty with a rich vein of dark humour."Waiting for a Hurricane" follows a girl obsessed with escaping both her life and her country. Emotionally detached from her family, and disillusioned with what the future holds if she remains, she takes ever more drastic steps to achieve her goal, seemingly oblivious to the damage she is causing both herself and those around her. "Worse Things" offers snapshots of lives in turmoil, frayed relationships, family taboos, and rejection of and by society. And "Sexual Education" examines the attempts of a student to tally the strict doctrine of abstinence taught at her school with the very different moral norms that prevail in her social circles.At once blunt and poetic, Garcia Robayo delves into the lives of her characters, simultaneously evoking sympathy and revulsion, challenging the reader's loyalties throughout the remarkable universe that is Fish Soup ., A collection of short stories plus two novellas depicting snapshots of lives in discomfort and flux, against the backdrop of Colombia's Caribbean coast., From internationally acclaimed author Margarita Garc a Robayo comes Fish Soup , a unique collection comprising two novellas plus the book of short stories Worse Things (winner of the prestigious Casa de las Am ricas Prize). Set on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Waiting for a Hurricane follows a girl obsessed with escaping both her life and her country. Emotionally detached from her family, and disillusioned with what the future holds if she remains, she takes ever more drastic steps in order to achieve her goal, seemingly oblivious to the damage she is causing both to herself and to those around her. The tales of Worse Things provide snapshots of lives in turmoil, frayed relationships, dreams of escape, family taboos, and rejection both of and by society. Skilfully painting just enough detail, Garc a Robayo explores these themes and invites the reader to unravel the true significance of the events depicted. The previously unpublished Sexual Education examines the attempts of a student to tally the strict doctrine of abstinence taught at her school with the very different moral norms that prevail in her social circles. Semi-autobiographical, the frank depiction of these opposing pressures makes it impossible to remain a dispassionate observer. Throughout the collection, Garc a Robayo's signature style blends cynicism and beauty with an undercurrent of dark humour. The prose is at once blunt and poetic as she delves into the lives of her characters, who simultaneously evoke sympathy and revulsion, challenging the reader's loyalties as they immerse themselves in the unparalleled universe that is Fish Soup. Winner of the Casa de las Am ricas Prize (the short story collection) Named by Times Literary Supplement as one of the best books of 2018 in their end of year roundup

LC Classification NumberPQ8180.417.A745