BLUE FLOWERS

New York City, NY: Riverhead Books, 2020. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Riverhead Books, 2020. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 201 pages. The author's first novel to be translated into English. One of Carola Saavedra's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run by Riverhead Books as a hardcover original only. Presents Carola Saavedra's "Flores azuis" in a felicitous English translation. Her mesmerizing breakthrough: "Ravishing. As if Saavedra were a modern-day Borges" (Luis Alberto Urrea). "A novel of dark obsession, missed connections, and violent love. Marcos has just been through a divorce and moved into a new apartment. He feels alienated from his ex-wife, from his daughter, from society. Everything feels flat and fake to him. He begins to receive letters at his new address from an anonymous troubled woman who signs off as A. Who believes she is writing to the former tenant, her ex-lover, in the aftermath of a violent heartbreak. Marcos falls under the spell of the manic, hypnotic missives and for the first time in years, something moves him. Alternates between the letters detailing the dissolution of A's relationship and Marcos' growing fixation with this damaged person. The letters become a kind of exorcism as both A's epistolary affair and Marcos' personal life reach a crisis point. Possessed by A, he is driven to discover her true identity. A dark portrait of desire, undermining accepted truths about love and sex, violence and fear, men and women" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Carola Saavedra collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of very few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are in subsequent printing, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO ANGELICA GORODISCHER, PAULINA FLORES, AND SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1594631751.