La mitad mejor

Half lives
UK panel´s choice SPRING 2010
Author: 
Marcos Herrera
Publisher: 
451 Editores
Year of Publication: 
2009
Pages: 
168
ISBN: 
978-84-96822-81-8
Genre: 
Literature
Season: 
SPRING 2010
Read report: 
La mitad mejor
SYNOPSIS

The fast-paced, hallucinatory lives of the outsiders in a city torn asunder by violence. A world populated by armed beggar children planning to seek revenge and get rich quick. A tramp who collects cardboard, involved in his own private, low-life crusade. Unruly prostitutes. Unimaginable drugs. A half journalist, half detective, who has been commissioned to solve three mysteries. A mafia boss, pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

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Company: 
451 Editores
Address: 
C/ Xaudaró nº 25 - 28034 Madrid
Contact: 
Jose Hamad
Phone: 
(+34) 913 344 884
E-mail: 
jhamad@451editores.com
Website: 
http://www.451editores.es
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Press reviews: 

«Without doubt, one of the brightest promises in a new generation of authors». (Ricardo Piglia)

«Few contemporary authors have managed to put their characters under such an expert knife». (Juan Martín)

«Herrera takes writing to that precise point where the atmosphere becomes dense and asphyxiating». (Martín Kohan)

«The strength of Herrera is the creation of characters and their circumstances, the vibrant and usually bright language of his narrative». (Pablo De Santis)