Translated Fiction Book Club: 18/06 Cathedrals by Claudia Piñeiro
Claudia Piñeiro
Publisher: Charco Press
ISBN 13: 9781917260282
Join us for an exciting evening to discuss translated literature. Whether you're a fan of literary fiction or just looking to try something new, this book club hopes to achieve just that. In June, we will be looking at Cathedrals by Claudia Piñeiro, translated from Spanish by Francis Riddle.
Date:
Thursday 18th June
Venue:
Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU
Time:
Doors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.
Tickets:
Attendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers.
If you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night.
ABOUT Cathedrals
Lia fled her home after a brutal crime decades ago, but family, and the truth, will never let you go.
Thirty years ago, in an empty plot of a quiet neighbourhood, a teenage girl's body was found quartered and burned. The investigation ended with no arrests and her family - middle class, educated, Catholic - quietly disintegrated.
Three decades later, the hidden truth comes to light thanks to the father's ongoing love for the victim. That truth will reveal the raw realities lurking behind appearances, the cruelty of those who prioritize obedience and religious fanaticism, the complicity of the fearful and the indifferent, and the loneliness and desperation of those who seek to follow their own path, ignoring the dictates of their elders.
Just as she did with Elena Knows and A Little Luck , Claudia Piñeiro delves into family ties, social prejudice, and the ideologies and institutions that affect our inner worlds to deliver a brave, moving novel that strikes at the heart of these private dramas.
ABOUT CHARCO PRESS
Charco Press focuses on finding outstanding contemporary Latin American literature and bringing it to new readers in the English-speaking world. They aim to act as a cultural and linguistic bridge for you to be able to access a brand new world of fiction that has, until now, been missing from your reading list.
https://charcopress.com/