Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin
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A powerful, eerily unsettling story collection from a major international literary star.Unearthly and unexpected, the stories in Mouthful of Birds burrow their way into your psyche and don't let go. Samanta Schweblin haunts and mesmerizes in this extraordinary, masterful collection. Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications, leaving your pulse racing, and the line between the real and the strange blur.
Genres: Short StoriesFictionHorrorMagical RealismFantasyLiterary FictionSpanish LiteratureAudiobookContemporaryShort Story Collection
240 Pages

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