Samanta Schweblin
Author of Fever Dream
About the Author
Works by Samanta Schweblin
Associated Works
Granta 113: The Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists (2011) — Contributor — 157 copies, 3 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Schweblin, Samanta
- Birthdate
- 1978
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Country (for map)
- Argentina
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Occupations
- Writer
- Awards and honors
- Shirley Jackson Award (2018)
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Reviews
Distancia de rescate (Random House) by Samanta Schweblin
Me había gustado
2.5
Kid in town gets poisoned and the mother splits his soul to save him. Another mother & daughter get caught up in it.
Fever dream because this is what it is - a sweaty nonsensical anxiety ridden hallucination.
Don’t expect any real answers or plot. Just confusion.
Kid in town gets poisoned and the mother splits his soul to save him. Another mother & daughter get caught up in it.
Fever dream because this is what it is - a sweaty nonsensical anxiety ridden hallucination.
Don’t expect any real answers or plot. Just confusion.
Strange, disturbing, intense, with a building suspenseful creepiness, this is not so much a horror novel as a warning:
Amanda is lying in an emergency clinic, having a conversation with the boy David, who may or may not be part of her fever dream. David is not her child; Nina is her child, from whom she is acutely aware of “the rescue distance,” which she feels like a rope that goes taut when that distance becomes too great. What’s happened to Nina is one source of Amanda’s, and our, increasing alarm.
David encourages Amanda to remember and relate events leading up to her current condition but constantly admonishes her when she lingers over what would seem to be a crucial detail:
There is a point that is very important for Amanda to become aware of, and her time is very limited. And lest you think this is a garden variety ghost story or tale of supernatural horror, it’s not. That it successfully induces an atmosphere of horror is part of its genius.… (more)
“And while we wait, we have to find the exact moment when the worms come into being.
“Why?
“Because it’s important, it’s very important for us all.”
Amanda is lying in an emergency clinic, having a conversation with the boy David, who may or may not be part of her fever dream. David is not her child; Nina is her child, from whom she is acutely aware of “the rescue distance,” which she feels like a rope that goes taut when that distance becomes too great. What’s happened to Nina is one source of Amanda’s, and our, increasing alarm.
David encourages Amanda to remember and relate events leading up to her current condition but constantly admonishes her when she lingers over what would seem to be a crucial detail:
“None of this is important. We’re wasting time.”
There is a point that is very important for Amanda to become aware of, and her time is very limited. And lest you think this is a garden variety ghost story or tale of supernatural horror, it’s not. That it successfully induces an atmosphere of horror is part of its genius.… (more)
loved it. interesting use of dialogue and style (half frame story, half interview). one of those books i could easily imagine as an incredible movie. excited to check out more of Samanta's work. originally borrowed from the library, but buying my house a copy so roommates can read.
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