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Fish soup / Margarita García Robayo ; translated by Charlotte Coombe.

by García Robayo, Margarita, 1980-

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Charco Press, 2018.

Colombia -- Fiction.

9781999859305 (trade pbk.)

212 p. ; 20 cm.

This book comprises two novellas and a collection of short stories that were originally published in Spanish under these titles: Hasta que pase un huracan (2012), Cosas peores (2014), Educacion sexual (unpublished as a book).--title page verso.

In English, translated from Spanish.

Part I. Waiting for a hurricane -- Part II. Worse things. Like a pariah ; You are here ; Worse things ; Better than me ; Fish soup ; Something we never were ; Sky and poplars -- Part III. Sexual education.

Set on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, "Waiting for a hurricane," follows a girl obsessed with escaping both her life and her country. Emotionally detached from her family and disillustioned with what the future holds, the takes drastic steps, seemingly oblivious to the damage she causes to herself and those around her. "Sexual education" examines the attempts of a student to tally the strict doctrine abstinencece taught at her school with the very different social norms of her social circles. The short stories offer snapshots of lives in turmoil, frayed by relationships, dreams of escape, family taboos and rejection of, and by, society.

Spanish fiction -- Translations into English.

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