Mouthful of birds : stories

Schweblin, Samanta 1978- (author.). McDowell, Megan, (translator.).

Summary:

Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications; they leave your pulse racing and the line between the real and the strange blurring.

In the tradition of Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor, Schweblin's stories move on the boundary between the real and the fantastic. This selection, chosen by the author, is an indispensable piece of contemporary Argentine literature.

Record details

ISBN: 9780399184628
ISBN: 0399184627
ISBN: 9780399184642
Physical Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Originally published in Spanish and in somewhat different format as Pájaros en la boca by Random House Mondadori in 2010."
Formatted Contents Note:	Headlights -- Preserves -- Butterflies -- Mouthful of birds -- Santa Claus sleeps at our house -- The digger -- Irman -- The test -- Toward happy civilization -- Olingiris -- My brother Walter -- The merman -- Rage of pestilence -- Heads against concrete -- The size of things -- Underground -- Slowing down -- On the steppe -- A great effort -- The heavy suitcase of Benavides.
Language Note:	Translated from the Spanish.