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Ways of Going Home
Translated from the Spanish
ABOUT
THE BOOK
A young boy plays hide and seek in the suburbs of Santiago, unaware that his neighbours are becoming entangled in the brutality of Pinochet’s regime. Then one night a mysterious girl appears in his neighbourhood and makes a life-changing request.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Ways of Going Home is the work of a Chilean author. It deals with a troubled past from the viewpoint of the present.
In 2012 Ways of Going Home received the Chilean National Book Council and Premio Altazor awards, and in 2013 achieved the the Príncipe Claus award. This book has been translated from Spanish into English and French.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
14/01/2014
Country
Chile
Original Language
Spanish
Publisher
Granta Books
Translator
Megan McDowell
Translation
Translated from the Spanish