Set casos de sang i fetge i una història d’amor

Set casos de sang i fetge i una història d’amor

Relatos , 2010

Edicions 62 (El balancí)

Unos relatos que combinan el humor y el género negro para hacer una radiografía crítica de nuestra sociedad. La especulación inmobiliaria, la violencia doméstica o los hábitos y costumbres así como la endogamia de una burguesía que se resiste a abandonar sus privilegios son algunos de los temas que se abordan en clave irónica. La compilación se cierra con una macabra historia de amor de resonancias góticas que tiene como escenario la sala de autopsias del Hospital Clínico de Barcelona, donde la autora sustituye el tono satírico y penetrante por una ternura capaz de desmontar tópicos y de conmover al lector. Con un estilo fresco y cercano, y des de una óptica original e inteligente, que cambia los protagonistas y referentes habituales de las historias de ladronas y serenos, Teresa Solana nos obliga a mirarnos sin renunciar a divertirnos.

"Teresa Solana, already Barcelona's wittiest satirist, excels herself with The First Prehistoric Serial Killer, a collection of blackly humorous short stories. It's a laugh-out-loud gem of surrealism. The book 's title story explains how the planet's first detective investigated a murder. Eight other linked stories deal with disparate topics, each with a crime slant—including I Detest Mozart, being an interpreter at a gathering of gangsters and how to hide dodgy money. Just as you think there cannot be yet another funny twist, Solana comes up with three more, each more outrageous than its predecessor." The Times

"This subtly inventive story collection from Spanish author Solana (The Sound of One Hand Killing) floats effortlessly from whimsy to horror, from exploring the inner life of ghosts to witnessing a murderous gang fight. Solana's understated narratives allow the criminality or weirdness to build until the reader is unexpectedly immersed in it. All are well worth reading." Publishers Weekly

"Solana’s novels are sharp and acerbically funny...the present collection brings together her explorations of the darker side of contemporary Barcelona and her unsettling surrealistic streak." Paul Preston, author of The Spanish Civil War

"A hugely imaginative collection of (mostly crime) (mostly Barcelona-based) short stories. The ‘Connections’ sequence in particular is terrific." Ian Rankin