![]() ![]() A woman named Amanda is dying in a clinic in rural Argentina, in a town where she's gone on vacation as she dies, a child named David interrogates her about the events leading up to her sickness. The novel starts as a warped child's game. And so has the Argentine short story writer Samanta Schweblin, whose first novel, Fever Dream, is an exceptional example of the short-and-creepy form. Chilean masters José Donoso and Roberto Bolaño wrote breathtaking novellas so have present-day Mexican stars Valeria Luiselli and Carmen Boullosa. The leader of the pack is Juan Rulfo's classic Pedro Páramo, set in a town where everybody is dead, but Rulfo is in good company. Latin American literature has an excellent tradition of short and creepy novels. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Fever Dream Author Samanta Schweblin ![]()
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