The Weight of Temptation

by Ana María Shua

Dystopian fantasy, political parable, morality tale--however one reads it, this novel is first and foremost pure Ana Mar a Shua, a work of fiction like no other and a dark pleasure to read. Shua, an Argentinian writer widely celebrated throughout Latin America, frames her complex drama in deceptively simple, straightforward prose. The story takes place at a fat farm called The Reeds, a nightmare world that might not exist but certainly could. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803239777
• ISBN13: 9780803239777
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"