Witches: A Novel by Brenda Lozano (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Witches by Brenda Lozano, Heather Cleary The beguiling story of a young journalist whose investigation of a murder leads her to the most legendary healer in all of Mexico, from one of the most prominent voices of a new generation of Latin American writersPaloma is dead. But before she was murdered, before she was even Paloma, she was a traditional healer named Gaspar. Before she was murdered, she taught her cousin Feliciana the secrets of the ceremonies known as veladas, and about the Language and the Book that unlock their secrets.Sent to report on Palomas murder, Zoe meets Feliciana in the mountain village of San Felipe. There, the two womens lives twist around each other in a danse macabre. Feliciana tells Zoe the story of her struggle to become an accepted healer in her community, and Zoe begins to understand the hidden history of her own experience as a woman, finding her way in a hostile environment shaped by and for men.Weaving together two parallel narratives that mirror and refract one another, this extraordinary novel envisions the healer as storyteller and the writer as healer, and offers a generous and nuanced understanding of a world that can be at turns violent and exultant, cruel and full of hope."A story of the worlds repeated failure to control feminine power and the sheer magic of language itself. An enthralling, passionate story about secrets both holy and profane." —Catherine Lacey, author of Pew and Nobody Is Ever Missing FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography BRENDA LOZANO is a fiction writer, essayist, and editor. Her books include: Todo nada (All or Nothing, 2009), followed by Cuaderno ideal (Loop, 2019), and a book of short stories Cómo piensan las piedras (How Stones Think, 2017). In 2015 she was selected by Conaculta, the Hay Festival and the British Council as one of Mexicos best fiction writers under 40. In 2017 she was added to the Bogota 39 list, a selection of the best fiction writers under 40 from across Latin America. Witches is her most recent novel. HEATHER CLEARY has translated poetry and prose by writers including Betina González, Mario Bellatin, Sergio Chejfec, and María Ospina; her work has been recognized by the National Book Foundation, the Best Translated Book Award, the National Translation Award, and others. Review A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of The YearA Time Best Book of the MonthA World Literature Today Notable BookNamed a Most Anticipated Book by Bustle, NYLON, Literary Hub, and The Millions"Felicianas sections are looping and abstract, while Zoes are as clipped and sharp as any journalists writing would be. The contrast between them is irresistible . . . Lozano writes their stories, and their growing connection, with such warmth that often reading Witches feels like sneaking into Felicianas house with Zoe. By the end, the novel feels like a community." —Lily Meyer, NPR"Set in Mexico, this is a layered, kaleidoscopic and powerful story exploring relationships, fluidity, pain, healing, power and patriarchy." —Karla Strand, Ms."The magic within the text of Witches exists in language . . . Lozanos interest in the fluidity of a piece of art mirrors Witches own interest in fluidity—of gender, time, and even the perception of reality . . . In her Loop, an unnamed diarist explores the awful reality of gender-based violence, but in Witches, Lozano uses it as a point of connection for Feliciana and Zoe. She doesnt just raise awareness of the problem but imagines a way to save lives that exists outside of oppressive structures." —Shelbi Polk, Shondaland"Who needs a standard plot when you can write as exquisitely as Brenda Lozano? . . . The women reveal themselves, through stories of mothers, daughters, sisters, lovers—men are essential but peripheral, often dangerous—in a rhythm that enchants and floats the story forward, confirming the capacity of words to cast a powerful spell." —Cat Auer, The A.V. Club"A terrific read from a writer who explores the power of the feminine in a world set on narrowly defining and belittling it." —Sarah Neilson, A Them Best Book of Summer"Readers of Fernanda Melchors form-busting, psychedelic takes on recent South American history wont want to miss Brenda Lozanos Witches . . . Heather Cleary fluidly translates Lozanos spiky narrative, immersing readers in its horrors without obscuring its beauties." —Chicago Review of Books"Vivid . . . Lozano is a keen observer who brings two very different worlds to the page with vibrant passages and a lot of heart. Work in translation is crucial because it opens doors to other places, ideas, identities, and cultures, and thats what this novel accomplishes very well." —Gabino Iglesias, Locus"Witches is a glorious novel about gender-nonconforming people who brave a hostile world to be themselves." —Eileen Gonzalez, Foreword Reviews"Lozano published [Witches] amid a cultural crisis in Mexico as fury over femicide reached a crescendo. Translator Cleary has made a Herculean effort to craft an equivalent experience for English readers to offer a chance to connect across and through differences in the spirit of Lozanos memorable tale." —Booklist"One of the most striking voices of a new generation of Latin American writers." —Pierce Alquist, Book Riot"Beautifully rendered, this is a book to meditate over and perhaps reread." —Library Journal"Lozano does a wonderful job distinguishing the disparate characters and their fluid identities, and Clearys translation strikes the perfect balance of immersion and clarity. Powerful and complex, this marks a new turn from an intriguing writer." —Publishers Weekly"Lozano eschews traditional narrative for the discursive pleasures of voice . . . A fascinating immersion into a little-known world, written with tenderness and humanity." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Potent and intriguing . . . The womens stories dovetail, with echoing experiences of sisterhood, motherhood, purpose, and gendered violence. These elegant streams of consciousness ripple with tantalizing figurative language, eddying together as they flow into one refreshing river of a novel . . . It is heartbreak that this novel seeks to guide readers beyond, becoming itself a healing, meditative space to confront the cruelties of the world." —Dave Wheeler, Shelf Awareness (starred review)"Ive always wanted to encounter a voice like this in literature, a contemporary bruja oaxaqueña, without folklore or cliché, with true feeling, complexity, and poetry. It feels like discovering that Juan Rulfo has transformed into a twenty-first century woman, or better yet, that he has returned as one of the many voices that live in Brenda Lozano. A beautiful, painful, funny, and tender novel." —Francisco Goldman, author of Monkey Boy"In this gem of a book, Lozano demonstrates a poets ear for language and a fine attunement to how voice builds character. Taking inspiration from Mexicos quintessential oral poet, healer María Sabina, the zigzagging narratives of its protagonists remind us that psychedelia found its origin in the revelation that buffs the mind clean. Clearys inspired translation partakes of the same vital spirit." —Mónica de la Torre, author of The Happy End / All Welcome"Braiding together the voices of two women—a mystic and a skeptic—Witches, to borrow Brenda Lozanos words by way of Heather Clearys translation, runs into shadows to bring light. This is a story of the worlds repeated failure to control feminine power and the sheer magic of language itself. An enthralling, passionate story about secrets both holy and profane." —Catherine Lacey, author of Pew and Nobody is Ever Missing Review Quote A NYLON Most Anticipated Book of the Year "Braiding together the voices of two women--a mystic and a skeptic-- Witches , to borrow Brenda Lozanos words by way of Heather Clearys translation, runs into shadows to bring light. This is a story of the worlds repeated failure to control feminine power and the sheer magic of language itself. An enthralling, passionate story about secrets both holy and profane." --Catherine Lacey, author of Pew and Nobody is Ever Missing "Brenda Lozanos new novel is highly original, beautifully written, and graced with a hypnotically compelling narrative style. In Witches a group of extraordinary women: Zoe, Feliciana, Paloma, and Leandra, are brought unforgettably to life. One hopes it will not be the last we see of them. A remarkable book about lifes choices, love, and the redemptive power of the imagination." --Jon Lee Anderson "In Witches , Brenda Lozano invokes language that is territory of the unknown, a bridge between worlds that weaves bonds, language as a place of revelation." --Gabriela Jauregui "Lozano is a marvellous writer, bright, funny, subtly perverse, always moving." --Francisco Goldman, author of The Art of Political Murder Details ISBN1646220684 Author Heather Cleary Short Title Witches Pages 240 Publisher Catapult Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1646220684 ISBN-13 9781646220687 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-08-16 Subtitle A Novel Imprint Catapult Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-08-16 NZ Release Date 2022-08-16 US Release Date 2022-08-16 UK Release Date 2022-08-16 Translator Heather Cleary DEWEY 863/.7 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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