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Tender is the Flesh: by Agustina Bazterrica
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Description
It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transition. Now, ‘special meat’ – human meat – is legal. Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans – only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he’s given a gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn, tied up, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost – and what might still be saved.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.23 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2 × 12.9 × 19.7 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 224 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2020-11-5 |
| Edition Number | 1st edition |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1782276203 |
| About The Author | Sarah Moses is a writer and translator of French and Spanish. She co-translated Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, among other awards. Her translation of Agustina Bazterrica's Tender is the Flesh was published by Pushkin Press in 2020. |
| Review Quote | Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans – only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her tied up in an outhouse, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost – and what might still be saved… –From the Back Cover 'Bazterrica plunges her readers into a whirlpool of indescribable inhumanity. This book will pull you in, take hold, and not let go until you reach the final page – perhaps far longer than that. Without a doubt, my favourite read of this year' –Christina Dalcher, author of VOX 'What a compelling, terrible beauty this novel is. My heart was breaking even as my skin was crawling' –Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies |
| Back Cover Copy | Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans – only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her tied up in an outhouse, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost – and what might still be saved… |
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