Things We Lost in the Fire Stories

Electric, disturbing, and exhilarating, the stories of Things We Lost in the Fire explore multiple dimensions of life and death in contemporary Argentina. Each haunting tale simmers with the nation's troubled history, but among the abandoned houses, black magic, superstitions, lost loves and regrets, there is also friendship, compassion, and humor. Translated by the National Book Award-winning Megan McDowell, these phenomenal”  stories ask the biggest questions of life and show why Mariana Enriquez has become one of the most celebrated new voices in global literature.