Eartheater : a novel / Dolores Reyes ; translated from the Spanish by Julia Sanches.
Set in an unnamed slum in contemporary Argentina, Earth-eater is the story of a young woman who finds herself drawn to eating the earth--a compulsion that gives her visions of broken and lost lives. With her first taste of dirt, she learns the horrifying truth of her mother's death. Disturbed by what she witnesses, the woman keeps her visions to herself. But when Earth-eater begins an unlikely relationship with a withdrawn police officer, word of her ability begins to spread, and soon desperate members of her community beg for her help, anxious to uncover the truth about their own loved ones. Surreal and haunting, spare yet complex, Earth-eater is a dark, emotionally resonant tale told from a feminist perspective that brilliantly explores the stories of those left behind--the women enduring the pain of uncertainty, whose lives have been shaped by violence and loss. Publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062987730
- ISBN: 0062987739
- Physical Description: XIV, 206 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published as Cometierra in Argentina in 2019 by Sigilo Editorial. |
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| Subject: | Women > Fiction. Women > Crimes against > Fiction. Geophagy > Fiction. Pica (Pathology) > Fiction. Visions > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Crime victims' families > Fiction. Women. Womyn. Argentina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realist fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 19 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mars Hill Library | FIC REY (Text) | 30229101193356 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Reyes (Text) | 37807000020508 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F REYES (Text) | 31781065662387 | Adult Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F REYES (Text) | 31781065662361 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F REY (Text) | 0020512687771 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554010689106 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | F REY (Text) | 0020512687789 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Rey (Text) | 30308101258144 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | REY (Text) | 33258008985462 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | REYES (Text) | 39149008123036 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
