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American delirium / Betina González ; translated by Heather Cleary.
"From award-winning novelist Betina González, a dizzying, luminous English-language debut about an American town overrun by a mysterious hallucinogen, forcing its citizens to confront the secrets of their past and rely on unexpected relationships"-- Provided by publisher.
n 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. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250621283
- ISBN: 1250621283
- Physical Description: 210 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in Argentina and Spain in 2016 under the title América alucinada by Tusquets Editores S.A. Translated from the Spanish. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Hallucinogenic plants > Fiction. City and town life > Fiction. Taxidermists > Fiction. Deer > Fiction. Retirees > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels. |
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- 4 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION GONZALEZ 2021 (Text) | 0001002436150 | Fiction | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | GON (Text) | 33042004735778 | River Collection | Available | - |
| Scenic Regional-Union | FIC GON (Text) | 3007234271 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Trails Regional-Knob Noster | FIC GON (Text) | 2205038546 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Trails Regional-Odessa | FIC GON (Text) | 2205038553 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
