Mazunte

by Daniel Quirós

If you are looking for a 21st Century Spanish language thriller, for crime fiction that mesmerizes as it tantalizes, MAZUNTE is the book for you. In Mazunte, Julio Flores has been living in California for more than ten years. When his sister is suddenly presumed dead after a boating accident in Mazunte, Mexico, he must return to his native Costa Rica to deal with her will. A year later, he travels to Mazunte to search for her. The novel alternates between these two stories, two worlds that blur the lines between dream and reality, the present and memory. Part thriller and part metaphysical reflection, transnational in its scope yet deeply personal and poetic, Mazunte questions the paths we have chosen, as well as all we have left behind.

234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Daniel Quirós Ramírez nació en San José, Costa Rica en 1979.

Después de cursar estudios de secundaria en el país, se graduó como bachiller en Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Santa Clara en California. Luego recibió una maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad de California en San Diego, donde recientemente se doctoró en literatura latinoamericana.

Quirós reside en Estados Unidos e imparte clases de literatura latinoamericana en Lafayette College.

A los cuatro vientos, su primera colección de cuentos, fue publicada por la Editorial de la Universidad Nacional en el 2009.

Con su obra Verano rojo, obtuvo el Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría 2010 en novela.

En el 2014 publicó su segunda novela negra, titulada Lluvia del Norte, bajo el sello de la Editorial Costa Rica.

Reviews

[Carlos Ed. SLR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Te toma muy bien entre dos mundos, historias simultáneas que llegan a ocasionarte pensamientos increíbles.

[Cata Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lei este libro estando en la Universidad como parte del programa de Humanidades, 10 años después sigo pensando en el, dejo una marca en mi!

[Eber Acero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Percibí una clara influencia de Juan Rulfo con Pedro Páramo en el relato que hila el escritor, con un giro al final que cambiarla perspectiva.

[Sandrine · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like the voice of the storyteller, too often complaining or negative. I didn't see his evolution as a character between the beginning and the end of the book. The book doesn't feel finished as if the end was rushed. I didn't enjoy the parts of the story taking place in another reality and how it is clumsily connected to the rest of the story.