Summary
The Dinner Guest is Gabriela Ybarra’s prizewinning literary debut: a singular autobiographical novel piecing together the kidnap and murder of her grandfather by terrorists, reflecting on the personal impact of private pain and public tragedy.
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The Dinner Guest is Gabriela Ybarra’s prizewinning literary debut: a singular autobiographical novel piecing together the kidnap and murder of her grandfather by terrorists, reflecti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910701980 |
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| ISBN-10: | 191070198X |
| Author: | Gabriela Ybarra, Natasha Wimmer |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harvill Secker |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 177g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 135mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
Inventive…Ybarra brings us through the process with the objectivity and forensic eye of a true crime writer, allowing glimpses of poignancy… the mother’s grace and courage in the face of death is captured by her daughter… The writing sparkles throughout… Ybarra has done herself and her family proud in a story that is full of light and shade. – Sarah Gilmartin * Irish Times *
[A] lucid dissection of political violence and open secrets. * New York Times Book Review *
Intriguing and sharp. – Claire Alfree * Metro *
This autobiographical novel is one of the most fascinating debuts of this year. * Book Riot 2018 Fiction Preview *
Gabriela Ybarra
Gabriela Ybarra was born in Bilbao in 1983. She currently lives in Madrid, where she writes and works in social media analysis. The Dinner Guest is her first novel and was published to critical acclaim in Spain, where it won the Euskadi Literature Prize 2016. Her work has appeared in publications such as El Pais, ABC and Revista Ene.
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