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A Displaced World is a polyphonic novel about the interconnected lives of four women: Paula, Miranda, Agustina and In?s. Agustina, struggling with an undiagnosed anxiety disorder, embarks on an emotional odyssey when she and her children move into the family home, Cubilete 189. The house triggers memories of her turbulent past, linked indelibly to her mother, Paula. An unexpected chain of events follows, taking Agustina to the brink of psychosis as she tries to protect her children from a hostile environment. In?s, Agustina's daughter, finds an outlet in her connection with the machines created by Miranda, an enigmatic sculptor whose works appear in the neighborhood and start spreading through the city. As In?s's relationship with the machines deepens, the line between reality and fantasy grows increasingly blurred. Paulette Jonguitud crafts an extraordinary tale somewhere between horror and fantasy that earns her a place among the most authentic voices in Mexican literature.
El Mundo Desplazado / A Displaced World - Paperback
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by Paulette Jonguitud (Author)
«Ante la impotencia y el dolor, Paulette Jonguitud nos recuerda que podemos contar con certezas potentes: que las redes de cuidado y ternura amortiguan las cat?strofes, que la imaginaci?n, el arte y el juego nos salvan de la desesperanza.Y que, por supuesto, los perros no son de este mundo. --Gabriela Dami?n Miravete
El mundo desplazado es una novela polif?nica dones donde se tejen las vidas de cuatro mujeres: Paula, Miranda, Agustina e In?s. Agustina, que lucha contra un trastorno de ansiedad no diagnosticado, se embarca en un viaje emocional al mudarse con sus hijos a la casa familiar, Cubilete 189, donde reside su turbulento pasado ligado ineludiblemente a su madre, Paula. La mudanza desencadena eventos inesperados llevando a Agustina al borde de la psicosis mientras intenta proteger a sus hijos de un entorno hostil. Mientras tanto, In?s, la hija de Agustina, encuentra consuelo en su conexi?n con las m?quinas creadas por la enigm?tica artista pl?stica Miranda, que aparecen en los alrededores de Cubilete 189 y se van recen extendiendo por la ciudad. A medida que la relaci?n entre In?s y las m?quinas se profundiza, la l?nea entre la realidad y la fantas?a se desdibuja.
A Displaced World is a polyphonic novel about the interconnected lives of four women: Paula, Miranda, Agustina and In?s. Agustina, struggling with an undiagnosed anxiety disorder, embarks on an emotional odyssey when she and her children move into the family home, Cubilete 189. The house triggers memories of her turbulent past, linked indelibly to her mother, Paula. An unexpected chain of events follows, taking Agustina to the brink of psychosis as she tries to protect her children from a hostile environment. In?s, Agustina's daughter, finds an outlet in her connection with the machines created by Miranda, an enigmatic sculptor whose works appear in the neighborhood and start spreading through the city. As In?s's relationship with the machines deepens, the line between reality and fantasy grows increasingly blurred. Paulette Jonguitud crafts an extraordinary tale somewhere between horror and fantasy that earns her a place among the most authentic voices in Mexican literature.
Author Biography
Paulette Jonguitud (Ciudad de M?xico, 1978) es autora de la novela Moho (2011), publicada tambi?n en ingl?s, en el Reino Unido, como Mildew (2016); de la novela de misterio para ni?os El Loco del Martinente (2013), y del libro de cuentos Son necios, los fantasmas (2016). Ha sido artista residente en la MacDowell Colony y fue becaria de la Fundaci?n para las Letras Mexicanas y del Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes en su programa J?venes Creadores.
Number of Pages: 248
Dimensions: 0.8 x 9 x 5.3 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2025