The Woman from Uruguay
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The Woman from Uruguay
Narrated by:
David DeSantos
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Narrated by:
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David DeSantos
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
From acclaimed Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day.
Lucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, embarks on a day trip from Buenos Aires to Montevideo to pick up fifteen thousand dollars in cash. An advance due to him on his upcoming novel, the small fortune might mean the solution to his problems, most importantly the tension he has with his wife. While she spends her days at work and her nights out on the town—with a lover, perhaps, he doesn’t know for sure—Lucas is stuck at home all day staring at the blank page, caring for his son Maiko and fantasizing about the one thing that keeps him going: the woman from Uruguay whom he met at a conference and has been longing to see ever since.
But that woman, Magalí Guerra Zabala, is a free spirit with her own relationship troubles, and the day they spend together in this beautiful city on the beach winds up being nothing like Lucas predicted. The constantly surprising, moving story of this dramatically transformative day in their lives, The Woman from Uruguay is both a gripping narrative and a tender, thought-provoking exploration of the nature of relationships. An international bestseller published in fourteen countries, it is the masterpiece of one of the most original voices in Latin American literature today.©2021 Pedro Mairal (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Critic reviews
Beautifully written and translated, The Woman from Uruguay is a work of exquisite style, shrewd philosophical insight, and deftly controlled suspense. A searing tale of seduction and betrayal, both wryly comic and deeply serious.
The Woman from Uruguay is at once a picaresque comedy and a penetrating study of a man on the verge of middle age who is trying to deal with fatherhood, money, marriage and love. Lucas's vivid presence in this book is created by his rich way of observing the world. As he travels from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, over seventeen hours, a whole world comes into being, a complex sensibility gets dramatized.
A provocative, often darkly funny narration that strikes a clever balance between midlife-crisis story and noir.
[A] bittersweet meditation on love, sexual desire and ageing . . . Pitch-perfect.
A tender meditation on desire and the fragility of the human heart.
Deftly paced, surprising . . . Mairal beautifully evokes a star-crossed romance that pits the body's urges against the needs of the mind.
Eminently readable . . . Witty . . . Mairal gives his character the gift of frankness, and in his uncomfortable admissions and meandering reflections, Lucas, too, comes to accept the limits of his agency and the ineluctable force of reality.
Breathtaking and enticing . . . it’s impossible to deny how engaging Mairal’s novel is. I could not put this book down. . . . The way that Mairal writes is fluid and incredibly comforting. . . . The Woman From Uruguay is delightfully refreshing and an absolute must-have on your shelf.
Into this brief novel, Mairal fits the humor and pain of being human, especially male, fully on display. In vivid prose that turns grotesque moments sublime . . . this is a luminous and witty work of literary fiction.
Mairal shines a fresh light into the cave of being middle aged. Hidden inside a mountain of adult responsibilities, Mairal's narrator revolts in known ways, with infidelity and travel, and yet Mairal's acute insights and the lyrical precision of Jennifer Croft's translation, cast a new glow on the unexpected pleasures to be found in the middle of life. An absolute delight of a novel.
Excellent . . . a funny, poignant tale--an urgent read for anyone whose heart is ready to grow.
The story ends beautifully and judiciously.
This is a short novel of subtle gear changes, where the seemingly obvious plot becomes a distraction to the true narrative that builds and builds and accelerates through a shifting geographical and psychological landscape.
Mairal . . . has written a gripping adventure novel of the mind--rendered in pulsating prose by Jennifer Croft--of a middle-aged writer's delusions and spiraling collapse.
Mairal’s writing is simple yet cinematic in the description of what happens, and it is easy to get lost in his prose. A slim yet powerful novel.
Exquisite.
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