The Curse of Eve and Other Stories
By Liliana Blum
2008
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Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Translated from Spanish by Toshiya Kamei. In this collection of short stories, acclaimed Mexican writer Liliana Blum presents us with a startling, tender and hilarious take on modern life. The title story illustrates the very ordinary fate of a young mother thrust into tragedy. In "Kisses on the Forehead," a personal ad leads to a desperate tryst between a virgin and a vagabond, while "A Model Kit" invites us to observe an unorthodox artist and his odious methods of creation. With lush, elegant prose, Blum performs an unflinching psychological autopsy on her twisted cast of characters, and offers a surreal yet plausible vision of life in her homeland. Appearing in English for the first time, THE CURSE OF EVE illuminates the vagaries of marriage, motherhood and morality, and perfectly encapsulates the many small ways in which we make sense of our daily lives.
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Liliana Blum
Author · 15 books
Autora de las novelas Cara de liebre (Seix Barral, 2020), El monstruo pentápodo (Bordes, 2019; Tusquets, 2017; Bordes, 2019), Pandora (Maxi 2020; Tusquets, 2015), y Residuos de espanto (Ficticia, 2013), así como de los libros de cuentos Todas hemos perdido algo (Tusquets, 2020), Tristeza de los cítricos (Páginas de Espuma, 2019), No me pases de largo (Literal Publishing, 2013), Yo sé cuando expira la leche (IMAC Durango, 2011), El libro perdido de Heinrich Böll (Editorial Jus, 2008), The curse of Eve and other stories (Host Publications, 2008), Vidas de catálogo (Tierra Adentro, 2007), ¿En qué se nos fue la mañana?(ITCA, 2007), y La maldición de Eva (Voces de Barlovento, 2002). Liliana estudió Literatura Comparada en The University of Kansas y tiene una maestría en Educación, con especialidad en las Humanidades, por el ITESM. La representa la agencia Literarische Agentur Mertin.
