Antipodes: Stories

by Ignacio Padilla, Alastair Reid (Translator)

These lively and eclectic narratives, by the author of Shadow Without a Name , move from the scorching heat of the Gobi desert to the glacial heights of Mount here, among others, are the stories of a Scottish engineer who builds an exact replica of the city of Edinburgh in the dunes; of a dying, cross-dressing pilot who allegedly climbs Mount Everest and then mysteriously disappears; and of a monk who conjures the devil to prove the devil’s existence.
Based on history, legend, and an awe-inspiring power of invention, Antipodes delights, terrifies, and entrances.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Fantasy, Latin American

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Member of the 'crack movement', redefining Latin American literature outside the confines of magical realism.