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| Author | Selva Almada |
|---|---|
| Original title | No es un río |
| Translator | Annie McDermott |
| Language | Spanish |
| Series | "Trilogía de varones" |
| Publisher | Random House, Charco Press |
| Publication date | 2020 |
| Publication place | Argentina |
| Published in English | 2024 |
| ISBN | 978-1913867454 |
| Preceded by | Ladrilleros [es] |
Not a River (original title: No es un río) is the third novel by Argentine writer Selva Almada (Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos, 1973). It was first published by Random House in Buenos Aires in 2020 and the English translation, by Annie McDermott, was released in 2024 by Edinburgh's Charco Press. The author describes the novel as the third installment in her Trilogía de varones ("Men's Trilogy") following El viento que arrasa [es] (2012; The Wind That Lays Waste, 2019) and Ladrilleros [es] (2013; Brickmakers, 2021).
Plot
The novel tells the story of two men from the Argentine littoral who decide to take their dead friend's son on a fishing trip to the same location on the River Paraná where his father drowned years earlier. Tensions arise with the inhabitants of the island where they make camp.
Critical reception
Both Clarín and La Nación included No es un río among their best books of 2020, and it was shortlisted for the Mario Vargas Llosa Novel Prize [es] in 2021. The English translation was also shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.
References
- ^ Woinilowicz, María Elvira (11 October 2020). ""No es un río", la nueva novela de Selva Almada". Página/12. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Not a River: Selva Almada". Charco Press. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- Datta, Sudipta (17 May 2024). "International Booker-shortlisted novels Not a River and Crooked Plow are a celebration of translations, and rooted in hyper-local communities". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- "IV Premio Bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa: Conoce a los doce finalistas". El Comercio. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Feeny, Madeleine (12 April 2024). "Latin American authors on rise in International Booker prize lists". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
External links
- An excerpt from Not a River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott and published by Charco Press (Granta)
- Reading guide: Not a River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott (The Booker Prizes)
- ISBN 978-9877691207 (Random House, Spanish)
- ISBN 978-1913867454 (Charco Press, English)