American delirium / Betina González ; translated by Heather Cleary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González, Betina, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Cleary, Heather, translator.

Standardized Title:

América alucinada. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Hallucinogenic plants--Fiction.

Hallucinogenic plants.

Deer--Fiction.

Deer.

Retirees--Fiction.

Retirees.

Taxidermists.

Taxidermists--Fiction.

City and town life--Fiction.

City and town life.

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Genre:

Fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

210 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.

Summary:

"From award-winning novelist Betina González, a dizzying, luminous English-language debut about an American town overrun by a mysterious hallucinogen, forcing its citizens to confront the secrets of their past and rely on unexpected relationships"--Provided by publisher.

In a small Midwestern city, the deer population starts attacking people. Beryl, a feisty senior and ex-hippie, trains a squad of fellow retirees to hunt the animals down. At the same time, a group of protesters decides to live in the woods, leaving behind the demands of modern life-- including their children. Nine-year-old Berenice's mother has been gone for several days, leaving only a few clues about her past for Berenice to piece together. Vik, a taxidermist at the natural history museum and an immigrant from the Caribbean, is beginning to see the connections among the dropouts, the deer, and the discord. When he finds a woman living in his closet, he is forced to get involved. As their lives start to spin out of control, they rescue one another in surprising ways. -- adapted from jacket

Notes:

Originally published in Argentina and Spain in 2016 under the title América alucinada by Tusquets Editores S.A.

Translated from the Spanish.

Other Format:

Online version: González, Betina, 1972- American delirium.

ISBN:

9781250621283

1250621283

OCLC:

1151094412