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The Fragility of Bodies
The Fragility of Bodies
paperback
Published:
11 July, 2019
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781912242191 |
| ISBN10 | 1912242192 |
| Number Of Pages | 248 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Kirkus: The story is so gripping and Veronica is such a fascinating departure from crime fiction convention--she's 30, Jewish, brazen, and openly flawed--that the book becomes difficult to put down. Also a very good novel about journalism, it's the first instalment of a trilogy. An unusual, intoxicating thriller from Argentina that casts deeper and deeper shadows.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review: A scalding crime novel set in Buenos Aires. Olguin memorably explores the gulf between the haves and have-nots of her city. Readers will hope to see more of the complex Veronica.
Financial Times: The late, great foreign correspondent Nicholas Tomalin once opined that a journalist needed three qualities to succeed: ratlike cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability . Veronica Rosenthal, the protagonist of Sergio Olguin's lively new thriller The Fragility of Bodies, has these in spades. Olguin is a fine writer with an easy style, aided by a very readable translation by Miranda France. This is the first of a trilogy featuring Rosenthal. The series has already been turned into a television series and I'm looking forward to the next volume.
CrimeReview: This is an excellent story, well told and translated, which sustains a high level of tension throughout. The reader is well aware of the risks to Veronica and those she co-opts in her research, and these culminate in violent and gripping action. In the background, we have Buenos Aires, with great disparities of wealth and prevalent corruption, but a strong sense of life being lived to the full.
NB Magazine: The Fragility of Bodies is a powerful tale of murder and corruption set in Buenos Aires; it feels troublingly plausible. It will thrill readers with a taste for dark, gritty, real-world crime fiction. This novel is distilled single malt noir, a gripping reflection on the woes and angst of Argentinian society.
SHOTS Magazine: This is how I like my noir fiction: no cops with unlikely hang-ups, no copycat serial killers, no 'here-we-go-again' plots. Olguin concentrates instead on villains and victims and several dollops of savage sex.
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Author's Bio
Sergio Olguín was born in Buenos Aires in 1967 and was a journalist before turning to fiction. Olguín has won a number of awards, among others the Premio Tusquets 2009 for his novel Oscura monótona sangre (“Dark Monotonous Blood“) His books have been translated into German, French and Italian. The Fragility of Bodies is his first novel to be translated into English.