![]() 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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