Petite Fleur

"As vertiginous, airtight and intense as a dream." --Yuri Herrera

When José's fireworks factory job ends explosively, his wife Laura must return to work. Recovering from his initial apathy, he makes friends with his jazz-loving neighbor. But as José uncovers a gruesome talent, life, death, and resurrection converge. Written as one single, hypnotic paragraph, Petite Fleur harnesses the unpredictability of César Aira and the mysticism of Leo Tolstoy in a dissonant riff on suburban life.

Iosi Havilio (b. 1974, Buenos Aires) became a cult author in Argentina after his debut Open Door was praised by influential critics Rodolfo Fogwill and Beatriz Sarlo. Petite Fleur is his fifth novel.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: And Other Stories
Published: 10/10/2017
ISBN: 9781911508045
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017 pg. 10