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A Little Luck Claudia Pineiro

A Little Luck By Claudia Pineiro

A Little Luck by Claudia Pineiro

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Summary

A woman returns home to confront the past, a family, and the reverberations of a death that she had abandoned decades before.

A Little Luck Summary

A Little Luck by Claudia Pineiro

From the author of Elena Knows , finalist for the 2022 International Booker Prize

20 years after a shocking accident, Mary Lohan returns to the Buenos Aires suburb she escaped in a fugue of guilt and isolation. She is not the same-not her name or voice, not even the color of her eyes. The neighborhood looks different too, but she's still the same woman and it's still the same place, and as the past erupts into view, they slowly collide.

A Little Luck is the story about the debilitating weight of lies, the messy line between bravery and cowardice, and the tragedies, big and small, that can ripple out from a single decisive event. In a place she had determined to forget forever, both anticipated encounters and unanticipated revelations show her, and us, that sometimes life is neither fate nor chance: perhaps it's nothing more than a little luck.

A Little Luck Reviews

A striking meditation on loss and the search for home. -Publishers Weekly

A moving story about the courage to face the past and earn a chance at redemption. -Kirkus

Pineiro excels at creating poignant, emotive fiction which aims for both heart and head. -Jeremy Garber, Powell's Bookshop

I highly recommend A Little Luck by Claudia Pineiro. -Harvard Bookstore

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Praise for Claudia Pineiro

International Booker Prize (Shortlist)
Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award - Fiction (Shortlist)
LiBeraturpreis (Winner)

Short and stylish...a piercing commentary on mother-daughter relationships, the indignity of bureaucracy, the burdens of caregiving and the impositions of religious dogma on women. -New York Times

A lyrical portrait of a woman unable to grieve...incisive commentary on Catholic society's control of women's bodies. -Publishers Weekly

A murder mystery with a twist. -The Globe and Mail

Its true brilliance, though, is in how it flips Elena's insular daily reality into a much broader commentary on how the hypocrisy of Catholic society manifests in the lives and judgments of ordinary people. A highly accomplished and original novel, translated with great sensitivity to tone and atmosphere by Frances Riddle. -Irish Times

A gloriously taut and haunting tale...astonishingly assured. -Denise Mina , author of GODS AND BEASTS and THE LONG DROP

A fascinating, twisty tale. -The Listener

Contending with sorrow and illness, as well as the burdens of caregiving, bodily horrors, and forced presumptions in the lives of women, Elena Knows is a bold, visceral work of fiction. -Jeremy Garber, Powell's Bookshop

[Pineiro's] words work a kind of magic only very masterful literature does. -Lucy Writers

In Elena, Pineiro has created an uncommon Virgil who reminds readers of the damaging and even deadly effects of imposing one's convictions on others. -Necessary Fiction

A subtle and skilful exploration of how far women have the right to control their own bodies. -The Conversation

Riveting, revelatory and brilliantly imaginative. -Lonesome Reader

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About Claudia Pineiro

Born in Buenos Aires in 1960, Claudia Pineiro is a best-selling author, known internationally for her crime novels. She has won numerous national and international prizes, including the Pepe Carvalho Prize, the LiBeraturpreis for Elena Knows and the prestigious Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize for Las grietas de Jara (A Crack in the Wall ). Many of her novels have been adapted for the big screen. Claudia Pineiro is the third most translated Argentinean author, after Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortazar. Her fiction is rooted in the detective novel but has recently turned increasingly political, reflecting the active role she plays in the fight for the legalisation of abortion in Argentina and Latin America, and for the recognition of employment rights for writers. Pineiro's title Elena Knows (Charco) was shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.

Frances Riddle has translated numerous Spanish-language authors including Isabel Allende, Claudia Pineiro, Leila Guerriero, and Sara Gallardo. Her translation of Theatre of War by Andrea Jeftanovic was granted an English PEN Award in 2020. Her work has appeared in journals such as Granta, Electric Literature , and The White Review , among others. She holds a BA in Spanish Language Literature from Louisiana State University and an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Buenos Aires. In 2022, Frances' translation of Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Originally from Houston, Texas she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Additional information

GOR013225939
9781913867553
1913867552
A Little Luck by Claudia Pineiro
Claudia Pineiro
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Charco Press
2023-07-11
208
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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