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Dengue boy
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- Book Synopsis
- AN IRISH INDEPENDENT BOOK TO CATCH YOUR IMAGINATION 'A psychedelic fever dream' ESQUIRE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK 'A wildly original anti-capitalist satire' GUARDIAN 'A rip-roaring satire of late capitalism and humanity's unerring instinct for self-sabotage' IRISH TIMES 'An incandescent imagination' VALERIA LUISELLI The year is 2272. New York and Buenos Aires were submerged years ago and the Patagonian archipelagos are the only habitable lands on Earth. Here, Dengue Boy is a humanoid mosquito whose monstrous appearance repulses everyone, including his own mother. As the world spirals to its end, Dengue Boy searches for the meaning of his life and his true origins. Elsewhere, adults exploit the value of pandemics on the Stock Exchange and waste the last of Earth's resources, while their privileged children plug into virtual realities and stream violent video games. For readers of China Miéville, Samanta Schweblin and Mariana Enrìquez, with joyful, savage flair, Dengue Boy blends body horror and cyberpunk to deliver an extraordinary portrait of a demented future. Translated from Spanish by Rahul Bery
- About The Author
- Michel Nieva is an Argentinian writer based in New York, where he teaches Writing at NYU. Nominated among Granta's Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists in 2021 and a winner of the O. Henry Award in 2022, Nieva has previously published short stories and essays. Dengue Boy is his first novel.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781805220589
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail, (20 February 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 200 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 130 x 28 mm
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