6/20/2023 0 Comments Perla by Carolina De RobertisWith that, she has done them-and us-a great service." -Marla Southgate, The San Francisco Chronicle "Mesmerizing. voice is distinctive and her novel vivid and memorable." -Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal "In an artful blend of beauty and horror, De Robertis has made the disappeared visible once again. De Robertis' writing from beginning to end hypnotizes with poetic, crushing beauty." -Cindy Wolfe Boynton, Minneapolis Star Tribune "De Robertis holds the reader's attention with her entrancingly rhythmic and pulsating prose. Both the story and prose flow like a glistening Rio de la Plata. extraordinary gift makes this brave, important book an object of beauty." -Meredith Maran, Chicago Tribune "A gripping journey that's as heart-wrenching as it is healing a reminder that the Disappeared must not be forgotten. De Robertis is an extraordinarily courageous writer who only gets better with every book." -Junot Díaz, Latina Magazine "De Robertis brings the best of two cultures to bear in her work, melding the Latin literary tradition of magical realism with a thoroughly modern, politically charged North American sensibility. One young woman's journey into the dark heart of Argentina's Dirty War. "This is one of those books that couldn't be timelier, more beautiful, or more wrenching.
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