Inspired by J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace, El Niño tracks the
survival of one woman and a young, undocumented migrant as they
journey through the no-man’s-land of a remote southwestern
desert. Honey hasn’t seen her mother, Marianne, in more than two
years. She drives deep into the once-prosperous border region of
the Oro Desert for a surprise visit, only to discover that Marianne
has vanished. Alone in an unforgiving environment populated with
hostile locals, she meets Chávez, a young “coyote” or human
trafficker, who convinces Honey he knows her mother’s whereabouts
and agrees to take her there — for a price. As they make their
way through the Oro’s brutal no-man’s-land they are tracked by
Ocho, a teenage bounty hunter determined to recruit Chávez. And
then there is Baez, Marianne’s wizened Shepherd-coyote mix, whose
death and life intimately intersect with Honey and Chávez's search
for Marianne and who tells the story of the Oro Desert as it slowly
comes apart. Told in three distinct voices, El Niño is an
intricately constructed and starkly written novel from a bold and
inventive new writer.
General
Imprint: |
House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
July 2016 |
Authors: |
Nadia Bozak
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
302 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-77089-325-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-77089-325-3 |
Barcode: |
9781770893252 |
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