**The "propulsive and mesmerizing" (The New York Times) story
collection by the International Booker-shortlisted author of The
Dangers of Smoking in Bed and Our Share of Night--now with a new
short story.
The short stories of Mariana Enriquez are:
"The most exciting discovery I've made in fiction for some time."--Kazuo
Ishiguro
"Violent and cool, told in voices so lucid they feel spoken."--The
Boston Globe (Best Books of the Year)
Electric, disturbing, and exhilarating, the stories of Things We Lost
in the Fire explore multiple dimensions of life and death in
contemporary Argentina. Each haunting tale simmers with the nation's
troubled history, but among the abandoned houses, black magic,
superstitions, lost loves and regrets, there is also friendship,
compassion, and humor. Translated by the National Book Award-winning
Megan McDowell, these "slim but phenomenal" (Vanity Fair) stories ask
the biggest questions of life and show why Mariana Enriquez has become
one of the most celebrated new voices in global literature.