{"product_id":"dead-girls","title":"Dead Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, reportage, and literary nonfiction, \u003cem\u003eDead Girls\u003c\/em\u003e revisits the unsolved murders of three young women in provincial Argentina during the early 1980s. As the country emerged from military dictatorship, Andrea Danne, María Luisa Quevedo, and Sarita Mundín were killed in crimes that were never solved and long predated the widespread use of the word \u003cem\u003efemicide\u003c\/em\u003e. Through meticulous research and personal reflection, Selva Almada reconstructs their stories while exposing the social conditions that allowed violence against women to remain invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeither true crime nor conventional journalism, \u003cem\u003eDead Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful work of literary investigation that examines memory, justice, and collective silence. Unflinching and deeply humane, it has become one of the defining works of contemporary Latin American nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelva Almada is one of Argentina's most acclaimed contemporary writers. Her novels and nonfiction explore rural life, violence, and social inequality with remarkable clarity and emotional force. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wind That Lays Waste\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBrickmakers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNot a River\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDead Girls\u003c\/em\u003e. This edition is translated from the Spanish by Annie McDermott.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharco Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 3, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e170\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Nonfiction · True Crime · Argentine Literature · Feminism · Translated Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781916277847\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223021576374,"sku":"9781916277847","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781916277847.jpg?v=1782569545","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/dead-girls","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}