"Reader's Digest" Great New Book "Offer[s] surprise and revelation at every turn." --"Reader's Digest" "Eduardo Halfon is a brilliant storyteller." --DANIEL ALARCON, author of "At Night We Walk in Circles" In "Monastery," the nomadic narrator of Eduardo Halfon's critically-acclaimed "The Polish Boxe[...]
His life runs according to a methodical and rigid schedule, with everything--from his meals down to his regular visits to the city brothels--timed to the minute. But when an insignificant traffic delay upsets this sacred schedule, and on the day of Oloop's engagement party, the clock begins ticking [...]
Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their [...]