THE REVELERS
by GINÉS SÁNCHEZ
Description
What if all the sudden men felt insecure with women’s reactions in the defense of victims of gender violence? A very contemporary theme, a unique and literary approach to female empowerment
In a place that could be any city in any Latin American country, one where we can see the shape of our own societies reflected, violence against women is structural and abuses occur day after day, rising to a level of six hundred women murdered in one month with neither the police nor the state doing anything about it. At this moment, a protest and assistance movement arises, formed of women from all areas of life who want to shed light on the situation. Their numbers keep growing, and at first they are passive, patrolling during the nighttime to protect women walking alone and giving support to the families of abused women. But soon some of their leaders will radicalize and will issue a call to action using the same violence that has been used against them. “The Revelers” will be the name of one of these violent factions, and this novel will tell the story of the group and of the four women who serve as an example for the rest.
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Reviews
“This novel with its American turns of phrase, its careful prose, its bold narrative rhythm, its well-constructed characters, and its sharp critical eye combine social protest with dramatic intimacy, and ironic distance with ethical commitment.” La Razón
“A very interesting book that raises the question of whether we as a society are doing right: if we are doing the right thing with our children in our schools, in how we raise them, to keep the shoots of machismo that start in childhood from turning into the horrors we read about in the crime pages of the paper.” Benjamín Prado, La Ventana (Cadena Ser)
“An invitation to reflect on the power of women.” La Verdad
Author Biography
Ginés Sánchez (Murcia, 1967) has a degree in Law and was a practicing lawyer for over ten years, until 2003 when he decided to leave everything behind and travel around the world. He was a columnist for the newspaper La Verdad and lived in Ireland for several years, as well as in Sicily, Cuba, Mexico and Costa Rica, working a wide variety of jobs. After a startling debut with Lobisón (Werewolf, 2012, named FNAC New Talent), he was awarded the Tusquets Editores Prize for Novel 2013 with his second work, Los gatos pardos (The Gray Cats) for which the jury emphasized “the narrative vigor of three raw stories that come together on a single summer night, told with a growing sense of vertigo.” It was followed by Entre los vivos (Among the Living, 2015) and Dos mil noventa y seis (Two Thousand and Ninety Six, 2017). Drawing comparisons to Cormac McCarthy, Tarantino or Juan Rulfo, his previous novel Mujeres en la oscuridad showed he is one of the most crucial authors in contemporary literature.
TUSQUETS EDITORES, S.A.
Founded in 1969, Tusquets Editores is well known as a trademark of quality literary fiction, as well as for literary essay, poetry, history and social sciences books. List includes Murakami, Vuillard, Irving, Kundera or Márkaris.
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- Publisher TUSQUETS EDITORES
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788490668054
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleLAS ALEGRES
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