Lucia Berlin: 10 books

«Ninguna autora ya fallecida aparece en las páginas con más vida que Berlin: divertida, oscura y enamorada del mundo.» Kirkus Reviews Vuelve la autora de Manual para mujeres de la limpieza, el gran redescubrimiento de la literatura de los últimos años. «Leer los veintidós cuentos...

«Non c’è niente di scontato, niente che si sia già letto da qualche altra parte, nell’opera di Lucia Berlin. Questi racconti lasciano a bocca aperta.» Corriere della Sera - Antonio Debenedetti «Storie di una vita difficile che la protagonista ha saputo raccontare con il dono stupendo...

Tras años de injusto olvido, Alfaguara se suma al fenómeno editorial del descubrimiento de Lucia Berlin, el secreto mejor guardado de la literatura estadounidense, una auténtica revolución literaria. XVII Premi Llibreter 2016. Libro del Año según Babelia. «Recién aparecido en...

La publication de Manuel à l’usage des femmes de ménage révèle un grand auteur et un destin exceptionnel : Lucia Berlin, mariée trois fois, mère de quatre garçons, nous raconte ses multiples vies en quarante-trois épisodes. Élevée dans les camps miniers d’Alaska et du Midwest, elle...

Tra i 10 migliori libri del 2015 per il New York Times «Un libro sontuoso, stracolmo di meraviglie, vale la pena tenerlo vicino al comodino e leggerlo lentamente, una storia ogni tanto. Centellinarlo come una cosa buonissima.» Elena Stancanelli - D - Repubblica «Chi non ha ancora...

"Berlin probably deserved a Pulitzer Prize." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE. Named one of the Best Books of 2018 by The Boston Globe, Kirkus, and Lit Hub.** Named a Fall Read by Buzzfeed, ELLE, TIME, Nylon, The Boston Globe, Vulture,...

"I have always had faith that the best writers will rise to the top, like cream, sooner or later, and will become exactly as well-known as they should be-their work talked about, quoted, taught, performed, filmed, set to music, anthologized. Perhaps, with the present collection, Lucia Berlin...

En 2017, la publication de Manuel à l’usage des femmes de ménage a permis au public de découvrir en Lucia Berlin une grande auteur injustement tombée dans l’oubli. Un deuxième recueil de textes courts confirme aujourd’hui la place qu’elle occupe désormais dans le panthéon des lettres...

In 1981, John Martin published Lucia Berlin’s first book of stories, and in 1993 her last. With the recent publication of A Manual for Cleaning Women, and the sustained critical acclaim it has received, Berlin has finally been recognized as a master of the short story, allowing her work to reach the...

Set mainly in Los Angeles, Lucia Berlin’s gritty working-class stories bridge the gap between the Americas—rich and poor, North and South, Anglo and Hispanic. While her style has been compared to Raymond Carver’s, and her dream- and drink-addicted characters to Richard Yates’, her fictional territory and fatalistic humor are hers alone.