"Carlos Yushimito is one of the few writers in Latin American literature
today creating new ways to look at the world."--Yuri Herrera, author of
Signs Preceding the End of the World
A mascot for an electronics store dreams of making it in the drug world
of Rio de Janeiro. A tin man ponders the mysteries of death as a heart
starts to take charge of his limbs, while in a place not so far away a
boy tries to play the piano like Margarita, the teacher's cruel and
beautiful niece. In stories filled with violence and tenderness, love
and disconnection, Carlos Yushimito's long-anticipated debut explores
the subtle space of estrangement.
Carlos Yushimito was born in Lima, Peru, in 1977. In 2008, he was
chosen as one of the best young writers in Latin America by Casa de las
Americas and the Centro Onelio Cardoso de Cuba; and in 2010, by Granta
as one of the Best Young Spanish Language Novelists. He recently joined
the University of California, Riverside, faculty after receiving a PhD
from Brown University.
Valerie Miles is an American writer, editor, and translator who
lives in Barcelona. In 2003, she co-founded Granta en español. She
writes and reviews for the New York Times, The Paris Review, El
País, La Nación, La Vanguardia, and el ABC, among others.
