False Calm: A Journey Through the Ghost Towns of Patagonia

by María Sonia Cristoff

"A bold, beautiful book."--The New York Times

"A marvelous chronicle."--Publishers Weekly

Part reportage, part personal essay, part travelogue, False Calm is the breakout work by Argentinian author Mar a Sonia Cristoff. Writing against romantic portrayals of Patagonia, Cristoff returns home to chronicle the ghost towns left behind by the oil boom. In prose that showcases her sharp powers of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1945492147
• ISBN13: 9781945492143
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Transit Books
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"