Lia fled her home after a brutal crime decades ago, but family, and the truth, will never let you go.Thirty years ago, in an empty plot of a quiet neighbourhood, a teenage girl's body was found quartered and burned. The investigation ended with no arrests and her family - middle class, educated, Catholic - quietly disintegrated. Three decades later, the hidden truth comes to light thanks to the father's ongoing love for the victim. That truth will reveal the raw realities lurking behind appearances, the cruelty of those who prioritize obedience and religious fanaticism, the complicity of the fearful and the indifferent, and the loneliness and desperation of those who seek to follow their own path, ignoring the dictates of their elders.Just as she did with Elena Knows and A Little Luck , Claudia Pineiro delves into family ties, social prejudice, and the ideologies and institutions that affect our inner worlds to deliver a brave, moving novel that strikes at the heart of these private dramas.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Family ties, social prejudice, institutions and defiance of authority are just some of the themes Claudia Pineiro addresses so masterfully." -Pagina/12
"Cathedrals challenges us as a society. It obliges us to stop and think. The text demands that we discard our indifference." -Infobae
"The plot is kept taut by its silences (...) The ever skilful Pineiro appears to have invented a unique genre, the family crime novel, where everything stays in the home." -La Nacion
"A harrowing book that casts a revelatory light on the uncomfortable truth about clandestine abortions in Argentina." -El Mundo
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Praise for Claudia Pineiro
'Cathedrals is a novel committed to the harshest situations that a woman can face due to hypocrisy and religious prejudice. With great literary richness, a variety of stylistic resources and a deep knowledge of the human condition, Pineiro embroiders a web of contradictions and gray areas that reflect the reality of life.' JURY OF THE HAMMETT PRIZE (SPAIN) 2021
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
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978-1-917260-28-2 (9781917260282)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Born in Buenos Aires in 1960, Claudia Pineiro is a best-selling author, known internationally for her novels that, while rooted in the crime genre, frequently address social issues. She has won numerous national and international prizes, including the Pepe Carvalho Prize, the LiBeraturpreis for Elena Knows and the prestigious Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize for Las grietas de Jara (A Crack in the Wall). Many of her novels have been adapted for the big screen, including Elena Knows (Netflix). Pineiro is the third most translated Argentinean author after Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortazar. She's also a playwright and scriptwriter (including popular Netflix series The Kingdom ). Her novel Elena Knows was shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.
Frances Riddle has translated numerous Spanish-language authors including Isabel Allende, Claudia Pineiro, Leila Guerriero, and Sara Gallardo. Her translation of Theatre of War by Andrea Jeftanovic was granted an English PEN Award in 2020. Her work has appeared in journals such as Granta, Electric Literature , and The White Review , among others. She holds a BA in Spanish Language Literature from Louisiana State University and an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Buenos Aires. In 2022, Frances' translation of Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Originally from Houston, Texas she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
