2020 novel by Selva Almada
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| Author | Selva Almada |
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| Original title | No es un río |
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| Translator | Annie McDermott |
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| Language | Spanish |
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| Series | "Trilogía de varones" |
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| Publisher | Random House, Charco Press |
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Publication date | 2020 |
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| Publication place | Argentina |
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Published in English | 2024 |
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| ISBN | 978-1913867454 |
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| Preceded by | Ladrilleros [es] |
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Not a River (original title: No es un río) is the third novel by Argentine writer Selva Almada (Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos, 1973). It was first published by Random House in Buenos Aires in 2020[1] and the English translation, by Annie McDermott, was released in 2024 by Edinburgh's Charco Press.[2] The author describes the novel as the third installment in her Trilogía de varones ("Men's Trilogy") following El viento que arrasa [es] (2012; The Wind That Lays Waste, 2019) and Ladrilleros [es] (2013; Brickmakers, 2021).[1]
Plot
The novel tells the story of two men from the Argentine littoral who decide to take their dead friend's son on a fishing trip to the same location on the River Paraná where his father drowned years earlier. Tensions arise with the inhabitants of the island where they make camp.[1][3]
Critical reception
Both Clarín and La Nación included No es un río among their best books of 2020, and it was shortlisted for the Mario Vargas Llosa Novel Prize [es] in 2021.[2][4]
The English translation was also shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.[5]
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