was hidden for years is about and at the same time a to be revealed. Is it possible contemporary academic novel, that a meditation on literature, and a biting satire on one of the guests is, in fact, a immigration in the murderer? Bay Area. Above all, it is a As always with Maya Arad’s moving tale about human works, nature: love, hate, envy, and BEHIND THE MOUNTAIN combines the entire range of emotions multiple genres while staying that bring people to the verge true to all of them. This is a of crime and beyond. – perfect golden-age mystery World rights ex. Israel: Regal Hoffmann Film rights: Regal Hoffmann MARCO AVILÉS One of Latin America's best women's prison in Lima young writers, MARCO which he visited weekly over AVILES hails from Abancay, the course of one year. Peru, grew up in Líma, and Avilés, former editor of currently lives in Maine with Etiqueta Negra and Cometa, his wife and a hairless is according to Daniel dog. He is the author of Día Alarcón (AT NIGHT WE WALK (Visiting IN CIRCLES; Riverhead, 2016) de visita Day) (Aguilar 2007; Libros del KO, of the best writers “one 2012), chronicling the working today… there's no personal lives and loves one I trust more to tell our stories within a notorious stories.” WHERE WE CHOLOS COME FROM (DE DONDE VENIMOS LOS CHOLOS) (Seix Barral, 2016) One of the 10 Best assumed privilege? In Perú, Books of the Year by New cities have fought for York Times Espanol. centuries a territorial and ideological battle against the De dónde venimos los cholos cholos, that mass that is a book about immigrants descends from the mountains, written at a time when many fleeing poverty and politicians find arguments to threatening the alleged purity expel immigrants, foreigners, of official culture. those who are different. Is to Marco Avilés is a cholo and be white again a marker of immigrant writer who decides
was hidden for years is about to be revealed. Is it possible that one of the guests is, in fact, a murderer? As always with Maya Arad’s works, BEHIND THE MOUNTAIN combines multiple genres while staying true to all of them. This is a perfect golden-age mystery and at the same time a contemporary academic novel, a meditation on literature, and a biting satire on immigration in the Bay Area. Above all, it is a moving tale about human nature: love, hate, envy, and the entire range of emotions that bring people to the verge of crime – and beyond. World rights ex. Israel: Regal Hoffmann Film rights: Regal Hoffmann MARCO AVILÉS One of Latin America's best young writers, MARCO AVILES hails from Abancay, Peru, grew up in Líma, and currently lives in Maine with his wife and a hairless dog. He is the author of Día de visita (Visiting Day) (Aguilar 2007; Libros del KO, 2012), chronicling the personal lives and loves stories within a notorious women's prison in Lima which he visited weekly over the course of one year. Avilés, former editor of Etiqueta Negra and Cometa, is according to Daniel Alarcón (AT NIGHT WE WALK IN CIRCLES; Riverhead, 2016) “one of the best writers working today… there's no one I trust more to tell our stories.” WHERE WE CHOLOS COME FROM (DE DONDE VENIMOS LOS CHOLOS) (Seix Barral, 2016) One of the 10 Best Books of the Year by New York Times Espanol. De dónde venimos los cholos is a book about immigrants written at a time when many politicians find arguments to expel immigrants, foreigners, those who are different. Is to be white again a marker of assumed privilege? In Perú, cities have fought for centuries a territorial and ideological battle against the cholos, that mass that descends from the mountains, fleeing poverty and threatening the alleged purity of official culture. Marco Avilés is a cholo and immigrant writer who decides