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Mona
by Pola Oloixarac
MONA by POLA OLIOXARAC
Translated from Spanish, this novel follows a South American writer at a literary festival in Sweden, where she is waiting to see who will win the prestigious prize.
Over the course of a few days, Mona observes as other writers give talks and speeches. With a witty Cuskian style, she comments on each of the writers after listening to them speak.
Mona is also drug addled, and covered in bruises, but she can’t remember where she sustain the injury. Of course, a reliable narrator this does not make, so there’s nothing left for the reader to do but sit back and enjoy the wild ride.
I absolutely loved this book. It felt a bit like other South American literary I’ve loved, such as Die, My Love and Fever Dream, but there were also elements of Rachel Cusk and another writer whose name I’ve now forgotten…
Anyway, loved loved loved.
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Translated from Spanish, this novel follows a South American writer at a literary festival in Sweden, where she is waiting to see who will win the prestigious prize.
Over the course of a few days, Mona observes as other writers give talks and speeches. With a witty Cuskian style, she comments on each of the writers after listening to them speak.
Mona is also drug addled, and covered in bruises, but she can’t remember where she sustain the injury. Of course, a reliable narrator this does not make, so there’s nothing left for the reader to do but sit back and enjoy the wild ride.
I absolutely loved this book. It felt a bit like other South American literary I’ve loved, such as Die, My Love and Fever Dream, but there were also elements of Rachel Cusk and another writer whose name I’ve now forgotten…
Anyway, loved loved loved.
#book #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookrecommendation #bookreader #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookrecs #bookrec #bookreviewers #bookreviewersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookstagrammers #bookstagrammer