Description
In a series of dazzling, hallucinatory tales, an old man discovers that his beloved garden has begun to float away with him, while a newcomer to Buenos Aires carries a startling secret that reshapes her sense of self and belonging. Across borders and generations, a meek German missionary heading for the Pampas finds his carefully held worldview upended by the strange, intimate forces of the land. With beguiling prose and otherworldly imagery, these stories blend the uncanny with the everyday, recalling the spell of magical realism while sharpening it into Sara Gallardo’s unmistakably idiosyncratic voice. Themes of displacement, identity, and the fragile boundary between reality and imagination pulse beneath each encounter, making the collection feel both dreamlike and sharply observed.
Available Editions
paperback
Pushkin Press, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
288 pages
ISBN: 9781805330905
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Land of Smoke by Sara Gallardo.