Death as a Side Effect |
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| Author:
| Shua, Ana María
Shua, Ana María |
| Translator:
| Labinger, Andrea G. |
| Series title: | Latin American Women Writers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2807-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Ana Mar#65533;a Shua's brilliantly dark satire transports readers to a dystopic future Argentina where gangs of ad hoc marauders and professional thieves roam the streets while the wealthy purchase security behind fortified concrete walls and the elderly cower in their apartments in fear of being whisked off to state-mandated ""convalescent"" homes, never to return.
Ana Mar#65533;a Shua's brilliantly dark satire transports readers to a dystopic future Argentina where gangs of ad hoc marauders and professional thieves roam the streets while the wealthy purchase security behind fortified concrete walls and the elderly cower in their apartments in fear of being whisked off to state-mandated ""convalescent"" homes, never to return.