Abyss
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Dillman, Lisa, translator.
Published
New York : World Editions, 2023.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781642861228, 1642861227
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 21 cm.
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Fiction - New
FICTION QUINTANA, PILAR
1 available
FICTION QUINTANA, PILAR
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morris County Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION QUINTANA, PILAR | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION QUINTANA | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction | QUINTANA Pilar | Available |
Mendham Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION QUINTANA | Available |
Washington Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION QUINTANA | Available |
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Published
New York : World Editions, 2023.
Language
English
ISBN
9781642861228, 1642861227
Notes
General Note
First published as Los abismos in Spain.
Description
"Claudia seeks the attention of her melancholic mother, also named Claudia, who occupies her days reading gossip magazines and tending to the family's teeming collection of house plants in their Cali, Colombia, apartment. The mother is particularly obsessed with the deaths of famous women such as actor Natalie Wood, who died in 1981, and tells the narrator they took their own lives to escape from domineering men. The older Claudia married the narrator's father, Jorge, at 19 when he was 42, and though he's away working most of the time, the younger Claudia reveres him. The older Claudia then begins a secret love affair with her 30-year-old brother in law, which is exposed during a family trip to a seashore city, and Jorge threatens to kick Claudia out. Overhearing this, the narrator changes her view of Jorge, likening him to a monster. Later, the older Claudia's best friend, Gloria dies by suicide, and Claudia's comments on Gloria, who suffered from depression, make the narrator worried about her mother's safety and well-being. Visceral images propel the story ("Mama laughed so wide, you could see the roof of her mouth, hollow and grooved like an underfed torso"), as the narrator grows increasingly concerned about what's going to happen next."--,Provided by publisher.
Language
In English, translated from the Spanish.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Quintana, P., & Dillman, L. (2023). Abyss . World Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Quintana, Pilar, 1972- and Lisa, Dillman. 2023. Abyss. World Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Quintana, Pilar, 1972- and Lisa, Dillman. Abyss World Editions, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Quintana, Pilar, and Lisa Dillman. Abyss World Editions, 2023.
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