American delirium /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Spanish. |
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New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in Argentina and Spain in 2016 under the title América alucinada by Tusquets Editores S.A. |
| Physical Description: | 210 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781250621283 1250621283 |