Pink slime
Trías, Fernanda, 1976-2023
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In a port city is in the grips of an ecological crisis. The river has filled with toxic algae, and a deadly 'red wind' blows through the city, forcing everyone indoors at the sound of a siren. Those exposed to the wind fall ill; much of the coast has been evacuated, with rich people migrating inland to escape the wind, while others remain behind, sheltering in abandoned houses as blackouts and food shortages abound, and a black-market economy reigns. The unnamed narrator is one of those who has stayed, looking after a boy who's been placed in her care. As the city outside continues to break down, she reflects on the collapse of her emotional ties, the uncertainty of this new world, and the emergence of a radical solitude.
Pink slime / Fernanda Trías ; translated by Heather Cleary.
Trías, Fernanda, 1976-, authorCleary, Heather, translator
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe, 2023.©2023
211 pages ; 21 cm
Translated from the Spanish.
Winner English PEN Award
9781914484308 (pbk)9781914484308
863.7
EnglishSpanish
545896
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - Sci-Fi | TRIA | Available |