Tender is the Flesh [electronic resource]
Bazterrica, Agustina2020
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If everyone was eating human meat, would you? 'HIDEOUS, BOLD, UNFORGETTABLE' i-D MAGAZINE 'A THRILLING DYSTOPIA EVERYONE SHOULD READ' DAZED 'GUT-CHURNING, BRILLIANTLY REALISED' DAILY MAIL Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her tied up in an outhouse, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved... READER RESPONSES ON TIKTOK 'Not for the faint of heart; a powerful commentary on the meat industry with an ending you won't see coming' KAITLIN, @KAITLIN.TRACY 'An intoxicatingly terrifying yet thought-provoking read that continues to haunt me' HILARY, @MELTED_BOOKS 'A one-of-a-kind story that keeps you reading and wondering from the first line up to the last' ALEX, @ALEXSGARDENOFBOOKS 'It disturbed me on a visceral level, filled me to the brim with dread, and has stuck with me more than a year later' MIKE, @WATCHWITHMIKE
Main title:
Tender is the Flesh [electronic resource] / Agustina Bazterrica
Author:
Bazterrica, Agustina, AuthorMoses, Sarah, Translator
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentinian novelist and short-story writer. She is a central figure in the literary scene of Buenos Aires, where she co-curates the event series 'Siga al Conejo Blanco' and coordinates reading workshops. Agustina has published a short-story collection and two novels, for which she has won several awards. Tender is the Flesh, her second novel, won the prestigious Premio Clarín Novela and has been translated into nine languages and optioned for a TV series.
ISBN:
9781782275589
Language:
English
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BRN:
3745621
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