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Among Strange Victims
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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"His tools are brilliant syntax, the ability to achieve highly powerful, recurrent images, a set of relationships between the plot strands that are more than a forced structure, and humor, a corrosive humor that never leads to laughter, but is present in every phrase of the book, charged with relentless sardonic irony."—Factorcritico Rodrigo likes his vacant lot, its resident chicken, and being left alone. But when passivity finds him accidentally married to Cecilia, he trades Mexico City for the sun-bleached desolation of his hometown and domestic life with Cecilia for the debauched company of a poet, a philosopher, and Micaela, whose allure includes the promise of time travel. Earthy, playful, and sly,Among Strange Victimsis a psychedelic ode to the pleasures of not measuring up. Daniel Saldaña París(born Mexico City, 1984) is an essayist, poet, and novelist whose work has been translated into English, French, and Swedish and anthologized, most recently inMexico20: New Voices, Old Traditions, published in the United Kingdom by Pushkin Press.Among Strange Victimsis his first novel to appear in the United States. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
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kindergartenkat
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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"At what inalterable juncture, at what hour, did sincerity and communication become related elements? Nothing is further from spontaneous intuition, popular wisdom, historical experience: communication is, precisely, the avoidance of sincerity in order to reach agreement. "

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klwestenberg
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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"First, I'd like to state that my head floats about two inches above the top of my neck, detached from me. From that position, it's easier for me to observe the irritating texture of days."

I think I'm going to like this one. ?

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WordWaller
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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CherylDeFranceschi 💗 8y
ForestAvenuePress Yay Consortium! 8y
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coffeehousepress
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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"Literature is not the same thing as publishing."

coffeehousepress Here we are, Litsy! Our very first post is books we're excited about right now--our spring/summer 2016 season. 8y
WordWaller 💖💖💖 8y
BookishFeminist Excited you're here! Love what you guys publish. 8y
MrBook Nice collection! 8y
coffeehousepress Thanks all! We're excited to be here! 📚✨ 8y
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Mandy
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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"The Bea, Beatrice, Beatriz Langley, B. Langley, who will go on signing letters to a defunct lover with all those variants of her name. The one who will hide the secret of her frustration in order to write poems dictated by pure, simple reason, the reason of dazzling insufficiency, timid reason."

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ramyasbookshelf
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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Book lust.. Saw this on Instagram.. Want to get my hands on it right away! (I think I might have a problem)

shawnmooney Tease... ;) 8y
LatteSue Great cover. 8y
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stephopitz
Among Strange Victims | Daniel Saldaña París
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Excited about these forthcoming Coffee House books. #tbr

Lettters Yeah, I'm psyched for that Paris book. Loved McSweeney's translations of Luiselli's books. 8y
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