Spine-tingling and strange, Samanta Schweblin's writing expertly blurs the line between the surreal and the everyday.
Samanta Schweblin creates a dark and complex world that is both familiar and unsettling. Largely because we recognise it as the one we live in. Translated by Megan McDowell.
They’ve infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Indiana. They’re not pets, nor ghosts, nor robots. They’re real people. Schweblin’s wildly imaginative novel reveals the beauty of connection between far-flung souls - but also exposes the ugly truth of our increasingly linked world. Trusting strangers can lead to unexpected love, playful encounters and marvellous adventures, but what if it can also pave the way for unimaginable terror?
Samanta Schweblin
About the Author
Samanta Schweblin is the author of three story collections that have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Juan Rulfo Story Prize.
Megan McDowell
About the Translator
Megan McDowell has translated books by many contemporary South American and Spanish authors, including Samanta Schweblin, Alejandro Zambra and Mariana Enriquez.Other nominated books by Samanta Schweblin
Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this taut, unsettling ghost story for the real world. Translated by Megan McDowell.
Other nominated books by Megan McDowell
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2021. Mariana Enríquez populates contemporary urban Argentina with a macabre cast of crooked witches, unruly teenagers, homeless ghosts and hungry women. Translated by Megan McDowell.
Spine-tingling and strange, Samanta Schweblin's writing expertly blurs the line between the surreal and the everyday.
Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this taut, unsettling ghost story for the real world. Translated by Megan McDowell.
