At last, a noir novel from the Argentine master of suspense and surprisesMaxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Airesâ€™s

Shantytown

At last, a noir novel from the Argentine master of suspense and surprises

Maxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Airesâ€™s shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone â€” including two innocent teenage girls â€” to break a drug ring that he believes is operating within the slum. A strange new drug, a brightly lit carousel of a slum, the kindness of strangers, gunplay... no matter how serious the subject matter, and despite Airaâ€™s â€œfascination with urban violence and the sinister underside of Latin American politicsâ€ (The Millions), Shantytown, like all of Airaâ€™s mesmerizing work, is filled with wonder and mad invention.
Country USA
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-11-20
Format Kindle eBook

Shantytown