Trout Belly Up - by Rodrigo Fuentes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Loosely related short stories set in the peaceful surrounds of rural Guatemala, where violence, gangs, extortion, and menace are never far away.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In seven interconnected short stories, the Guatemalan countryside is ever-present: a place of timeless peace, and the site of sudden violence. Don Henrik, a good man struck time and again by misfortune, confronts the crude realities of farming life, family obligation, and the intrusions of merciless entrepreneurs, hitmen, drug dealers, and fallen angels, all wanting their piece of the pie. Told with precision and a stark beauty, <em>Trout, Belly Up</em> is a beguiling, disturbing ensemble of moments set in the heart of a rural landscape in a country where brutality is never far from the surface.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Fuentes is a consistently engaging and original writer...it is a joy to find writing of such high quality" <strong>--Times Literary Supplement</strong></p><p>"With grace and humility, Rodrigo Fuentes has written a subtle, luminous, memorable book" --<strong>Rodrigo Hasbún</strong>, author of <em>Affections</em></p><p>Gabriel García Márquez Short Story Prize 2018 - <em>Finalist</em></p><p>Society of Authors TA First Translation Prize -<em> Shortlist</em></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Romero has published a book of short stories, Tantas noches como sean necesarias (As Many Nights as May Be Necessary, 2006) and the novels Ninguna parte (Nowhere, 2003), El síndrome de Rasputín (Rasputin Syndrome, 2008), Los bailarines del fin del mundo (The Dancers of the End of the World, 2009), Perros de la lluvia (Rain Dogs, 2011), El spleen de los muertos (The Spleen of the Dead, 2013) and Historia de Roque Rey (Roque Rey's Tale, 2014). The President's Room (2015) is his latest novel and the first one to appear in English.</p><p><strong>Ellen Jones</strong> is a researcher and translator based in London. She has a PhD from Queen Mary University of London and writes about multilingualism and translation in contemporary Latin American literature. Her reviews have appeared in publications including the <em>Times Literary Supplement</em> and <em>The Los Angeles Review of Books</em>, and her translations in publications including <em>The Guardian</em> and_ Latin American Literature Today_. She has been Criticism Editor at <em>Asymptote</em> since 2014.</p>
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