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Vlady Kociancich Argentina
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Vlady Kociancich, born in Buenos Aires in
1941, has written numerous novels and short story collections and won various
literary awards, including the Jorge Luis Borges Prize. Kociancich
studied literature and Old English with Borges. Her latest novel Cuadro de una muerte
dudosa has just been published in Argentina.
Juan Turner, a Buenos Aires
lawyer, has withdrawn to a small village where he hopes to atone for a personal
mistake as a Justice of the Peace.
One day he has to tackle
the assumed suicide of a guest of the nearby spa hotel – a legendary castle
that was once built by the Jewish refugee Shomberg and is now run by his son
Martín. Also, attractive Miranda Wilde tells him about a mysterious vanished
corpse in the castle grounds.
For Juan Turner, the
envolvement in these cases also means reconciliation with his own past. And
there even seems to be a future for him, in which Miranda Wilde plays not too
small a role...
Written with a light hand, Cuadro
de una muerte dudosa (“Portrait of a Dubious Death”) plays with the genres of
the crime and action novel and the contrast between the city and the
countryside. Using striking images and an unobtrusive style, Kociancich
presents her characters’ personal stories and the almost mystical atmosphere in
the remote village, only torn out of its lethargy by the fascinating legend of
the mysterious castle and the gruesome crimes.
The Press on Vlady Kociancich:
A truly stunning mastery of prose.
Diario 16
A brilliant and captivating imagination.
The Financial Times
Kociancich sheds light upon solitude through his
irony...Everyday miracles are her specialty.
The Observer
The Press on La octava maravilla
(“The Eighth Wonder”):
The most important find of recent years.
Adolfo Bioy Casares on
Rights sold:
Novels:
La Octava Maravilla
Madrid: Alianza
1982; Buenos Aires: Seix Barral 1999, 268 p.
Germany: Weitbrecht 1983
Últimos días de William Shakespeare
Buenos Aires: Emecé 1984, 264
p.
Germany: Weitbrecht 1985 • Italy: Vallecchi 1985 • Norway:
Cappelen 1991 • Sweden: Bonnier 1993 • Turkey: Can 1992 • UK: William Heinemann 1990 • US: William Morrow 1991
Abisinia
Buenos Aires: Galerna 1985,
182 p.
Madrid: Alfaguara 1985
Brazil: Paz e Terra 1987 • Canada: vlb 1991
Los Bajos del Temor
Barcelona: Tusquets 1992, 203
p.
Slovenia: Cancarjeva 2006
El templo de las mujeres
Barcelona: Tusquets 1996, 224
p.
Portugal: Difel 1997
Amores sicilianos
Buenos Aires: Seix Barral
2004, 254 p.
Madrid: Seix Barral 2008
Cuadro de una muerte dudosa
Buenos Aires: Seix Barral
2010, 283 p.
Short Stories:
Coraje
Buenos Aires: Galerna 1971,
156 p.
Todos los caminos
Buenos Aires: Alfaguara 1991,
211 p.
Madrid: Espasa-Calpe 1991
Selection:
Germany: dtv 1998 • Slovenia:
Mladinska 1993 • UK: Constable 1992 • US: Anchor Books 1996
Cuando leas esta carta
Buenos Aires: Seix Barral
1998, 173 p.
La ronda de los jinetes muertos
Buenos Aires: Seix Barral
2007, 182 p.
Essay:
La raza de los nerviosos
Buenos Aires: Seix Barral
2006, 224 p.