Publication

2017 - Dalkey Archive Press

Language

English

Word Count

26,250 words, Guess

Page Count

105 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • ISBN-139781628971620

Classifications

  • LCCPQ7798.413.A84C8413
  • LCCPQ7798.413.A84 C8413 2017

Description

"The existence of an afterlife is now a fact: heaven is the Internet. Death is only an interruption as souls can be uploaded to the Web and new bodies can be purchased by those wishing to reenter the physical world. The need to settle an old score pushes Ramiro Olivaires to move from the comfort of virtual existence back into a human body. Ramiro's grandson, however, can only afford the body of an overweight middle-aged woman. In the shell of this new body, Ramiro must adjust to the dizzying transformations that the world has undergone since his death. Using Ramiro himself as an avatar, Castagnet walks us through a stifling new version of reality where sex, gender, identity, religion, and politics are defined by the limitless possibilities of the human body. Castagnet is considered one of the most promising new voices in Latin American literature and Bodies of Summer shows us why" --

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  • Bodies of SummerDalkey Archive Press2017

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