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Paperback. Condition: New. Ambition, corruption, and murder in 1960s Mexico: the shocking novel behind Netflix's hit series.'A startlingly good book by an author of genuine, exciting originality' - Salman RushdieWith an introduction by Colm TóibínThe Baladro sisters have built a thriving empire of pleasure as brothel owners in a provincial town. But when fortunes change, life in the brothel turns ugly, and slowly, girls start disappearing . . .Based on the true story of the infamous González sisters - serial killers whose crimes shocked the world in 1964 - The Dead Girls is a deliciously dark blend of thriller, true crime, and biting satire. Written with the cold detachment of a police report, it reveals the potent blend of sex and mayhem that allowed the sisters to flourish.Wickedly funny and profoundly unsettling, The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia is an unflinching portrait of ambition, power, and depravity - now a major Netflix series.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. La ley de Herodes: o te chingas o te jodesA traves de los distintos cuentos que componen La ley de Herodes, Jorge Ibargueengoitia narra, armado con la agudeza critica que lo caracteriza, algunas de las situaciones mas hilarantes y absurdas que envuelven a la vida cotidiana. Con un descarnado sentido del humor, cuenta la pudorosa intimidad de una pareja que acude a una cita medica, el inverosimil cortejo amoroso de un hombre desesperado, el patetico final de un encuentro sexual ampliamente prolongado, los extravagantes caprichos a los que se someten los guionistas de cine para llevar a cabo una superproduccion o las divertidas argucias de un escritor en apuros economicos, quien hace hasta lo imposible para evadir a sus acreedores.Jorge Ibargueengoitia logra, como pocos autores en Hispanoamerica, que los lectores se rian abiertamente con el de aquellas pequenas desgracias de todos los dias.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The law of Herod: either you get screwed or you screw yourselfThrough the various stories that make up La ley de Herodes, Jorge Ibargueengoitia narrates, armed with the critical sharpness that characterizes him, some of the most hilarious and absurd situations that surround everyday life. With a raw sense of humor, he recounts the modest intimacy of a couple attending a medical appointment, the implausible courtship of a desperate man, the pathetic end of a greatly prolonged sexual encounter, the extravagant whims that movie scriptwriters submit to in order to carry out a super production, or the amusing tricks of a writer in financial trouble who does everything possible to evade his creditors.Jorge Ibargueengoitia achieves, as few authors in Latin America do, to make readers laugh openly with him about those small daily misfortunes Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ganadora del Premio de novela Casa de las Americas en 1964. Los relampagos de agosto es un clasico imprescindible. Las divertidas desventuras que envuelven la vida y obra del general Arroyo, sirven para narrar el desastroso nacimiento de la democracia en un pais asolado por la injusticia, el abuso de poder y la traicion. Sin pena ni gloria, recluido en su cuarto con lapiz en mano, el singular protagonista de esta novela escribe sus memorias, dando cuenta sin tapujos de los episodios mas inverosimiles y vergonzosos de su participacion en la lucha revolucionaria. Con su agil y mordaz prosa, Jorge Ibargueengoitia obliga a repensar en esta esplendida novela la historia y el malogrado fin de las utopias politicas que animaron el siglo XX.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONWinner of the Casa de las Americas Novel Prize in 1964. Los relampagos de agosto is an essential classic.The amusing misadventures surrounding the life and work of General Arroyo serve to narrate the disastrous birth of democracy in a country ravaged by injustice, abuse of power, and betrayal. Without fanfare, confined to his room with pencil in hand, the unique protagonist of this novel writes his memoirs, candidly recounting the most unbelievable and shameful episodes of his participation in the revolutionary struggle. With his agile and biting prose, Jorge Ibargueengoitia compels readers to rethink the history and the ill-fated end of the political utopias that animated the 20th century in this splendid novel. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. With an introduction by award-winning novelist Colm ToibinIn 1960s Central Mexico, two sisters, Delfina and Maria de Jesus Gonzalez, known as 'Las Poquianchis', run a small-town brothel. Kidnapped, drugged and beaten, their young workers are desperate for escape.The Dead Girls is the discovery of these young women, buried in the back yard. In the laconic tones of a police report, Jorge Ibargueengoitia investigates these horrific murders and their motives.A black comedy, both moving and cruelly funny, Ibargueengoitia's work is a potent and entertaining blend of sex and mayhem. Inspired by true events, The Dead Girls is the story of the unexplained deaths of six young prostitutes, buried in the back yard of a small-town brothel. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Las muertas, la novela que inspiro la nueva serie original de Netflix dirigida por Luis Estrada, revive con humor negro y critica mordaz uno de los casos criminales mas escalofriantes de Mexico. Junto con tres hombres, una mujer llega a un pueblo buscando venganza por una vieja afrenta. Una vez que dan con el objetivo --Simon, el panadero--, lo balacean e incendian su local. El panadero sobrevive al ataque e identifica mas tarde ante el Ministerio Publico a Serafina Baladro, su antigua amante. Ambos son acusados de haber llevado a cabo una inhumacion clandestina, pero las investigaciones del crimen revelan los oscuros secretos de Serafina y su hermana Arcangela, duenas de cantinas y prostibulos, asi como su siniestra relacion con una serie de estafas, trata de mujeres, fosas y asesinatos. Obra maestra de la literatura iberoamericana, en Las muertas, Jorge Ibargueengoitia lleva al terreno de la ficcion un espantoso caso veridico, el de las Poquianchis. Una muestra insuperable de la capacidad del autor para retratar con humor negro e ironia las capas mas oscuras de la realidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The Dead Girls, the novel that inspired the new Netflix original series directed by Luis Estrada, revives with dark humor and biting satire one of Mexico's most chilling criminal cases. Accompanied by three men, a woman arrives in a town seeking revenge for an old grievance. Once they find their target--Simon, the baker--they shoot him and set his shop on fire. The baker survives and later identifies Serafina Baladro, his former lover, to the authorities. Both are accused of carrying out a clandestine burial, but the investigation uncovers the dark secrets of Serafina and her sister Arcangela, owners of bars and brothels, and their sinister ties to fraud, human trafficking, mass graves, and murder. A masterpiece of Latin American literature, in The Dead Girls, Jorge Ibargueengoitia fictionalizes the horrifying true story of Las Poquianchis. A brilliant example of the author's ability to portray the darkest layers of reality with irony and black humor. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Con este libro los maestros podran acercar a los ninos al genero del teatro y a uno de los autores fundamentales de la literatura mexicana. Este libro integra tres obras de teatro breves. Con su famoso humor, Ibargueengoitia nos presenta ninos que se convierten en ranas, un millonario empenado en robar un elefante pianista, el caracter dispar entre los hermanos Pinzones o la divertida historia del nino Triclinio y la Bella Dorotea. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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