Brickmakers - by Selva Almada (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A piercing and passionate novel, set in rural Argentina, about violence and masculinity</b> <p/>Oscar Tamai and Elvio Miranda, the patriarchs of two families of brickmakers, have for years nursed a mutual hatred, but their teenage sons, Pájaro and Ángelito, somehow fell in love. <i>Brickmakers </i>begins as Pájaro and Marciano, Ángelito's older brother, lie dying in the mud at the base of a Ferris wheel. Inhabiting a dreamlike state between life and death, they recall the events that forced them to pay the price of their fathers' petty feud. <p/>The Tamai and Miranda f-amilies are caught, like the Capulets and the Montagues, in an almost mythic conflict, one that emerges from stubborn pride and intractable machismo. Like her heralded debut, <i>The Wind That Lays Waste</i>, Selva Almada's fierce and tender second novel is an unforgettable portrayal of characters who initially seem to stand in opposition, but are ultimately revealed to be bound by their similarities. <p/>Almada enlarges the tradition of some of the most distinctive prose stylists of our time. In <i>Brickmakers</i>, she furthers her extraordinary exploration of masculinity and the realities of working-class rural life. This is another exquisitely written and powerfully told story by a major international voice.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"With its surprises and lyricism, this is a successful riff on a classic Shakespearean tale."<b><i>--Publishers Weekly</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Selva Almada</b> is the author of <i>The Wind That Lays Waste </i>and <i>Dead Girls</i>. She is considered one of the most potent literary voices in Argentina and Latin America and one of the region's most influential feminist intellectuals. <p/><b>Annie McDermott </b>is a literary translator working from Spanish and Portuguese. Her translations include <i>Dead Girls </i>by Selva Almada, <i>Empty Words </i>and <i>The Luminous Novel </i>by Mario Levrero, <i>Loop </i>by Brenda Lozano, and <i>Wars of the Interior </i>by Joseph Zárate.</p>
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